'Pampered’ children filling
landfills with disposables
iu iwrni hk(. \son
I hr Hu: htriitr I nl \l lull
I hr in rut MMiiy tiiw.itfi i linin' cmiiiininrnMlh .m.iri
mii il ls lias m.iclr till i hull i IkIvu rn itis|m\,ihlr mil i Intli
lll.llll'IN .1 1111 11« lilt mil Ini |l. Hints II III i to 4 It I linlll
mminn iiii .mil .in rmnnnnirnullv salt- wmhi (m thrir
i lithiii'ii
\ it rn ili n ji in tin I in in m inr ni.11 l*i nlri linn \gini i
VriJi i n .mi thnm .m.n mini lli.m IH billion ilninis.itili
i!i.i|m ii i .n li M .n rin mi'll iii \iiiii li li.u h .mil lmtli in 11 n
moon .u if.iM macii limes
11 n .« jmirnr\ ol pink tlut
Nit k h< dirt national
pi'>)< < t mauagri im ihr
N .ii nm.il W iltllih I rd
rt«ttioti. would iHth( i not
lake
in trims «»I v% hit h
iii.ijx i is » hr apei lot liir
• onsuinrf. < ii>111 diapet s
.11 r hv I .tl <h< t hr aprst.
rsjx < |,tl|\ ii I hr {Minus do
thru nvui hiumlri mg."
ht ilri sa It(
Most nunolimt ni.ihsK
.Iff OjljMIVli tO tilSjH >\ahlr
dlapri s hct iiUM I hr
mairi i.i 1 and iillri s iht \
.ii r tn.ide o| tan i r ms|
di i omjM isiiion in tahdtiiU
lot dri adts Simplr
I ) n ( an D>. / Vih
!hi l utDi. a hook on liir
emiitmmrni, s.ins ii rnav
f.ikr up lo f»UO vi .us lot
dtsposaiilr dl.ipris lo
(in i >ni{)« isr in a Lindt ill.
Ssinir i ottoii diapri s
w in< h ai r i vusahlr.
d*i (impost ill .iholll MV
inonihs \» t oidmg lo ihr
S« did \\ islr ( «»mposl mg
( IIUIU li . disposable
• ll.tjM I V t.tkf up .|Ih»U( 2
pri mil <>( mil landfill
Sp,i» v
In irs|x»ns< in pirwiiir
11"in rmit onint ni.il
.»< 11\ Inis. in,ik<'I n ni lilt
dl\jH»v.ililr\ i Vi cntl\ have
< ampai^nrd I«>i nsr ot
i* < i ii i.in*!! > (>m[x ming ii > • < 'iii.im me urns i ii waste \i me
h.tsn lew 1. i nnipnsting is ihr liieaking ilniMi ill gaihagc
thmugh ili«' (him <■« <il Mining, shirililing manipulating
tir.U .mil .ill eunllnis, .mil Mm kptlmg In ,u Incvc ill
ensiiunnuntaih sale manual. aiieieiaird luinpnMing
milks III ()l<- villte M.iv tiul nil j large] and l.tMt'l V all
\ h i i ill adu 111sing i ampaign i mi In 1'imim anil
(.amlile tin makers nl 1 ami Pani|Mls. i laitns that In
Using I he at i del all'll i omposlmg pint e«, mi [mu enl nl a
disjmsahle iliajm i tan In- tiimed min soil enhamei in h) m
I mi ilaw
\n I iniiniiuumat Pmteilinn Agents s|mkrs|K-isnn vud
" I hev t\|« s nl (iingtaim ale detinilrls a step in the light
three linn tm I he ihs|Mi\ahle ihajK-i indusiis
lluHeui helli-l has a illllelenl nullnnk on these
programs
'Pi(M mi anil (iainhle has n i ends pul mil mine sen slit k
Inn king lltei alme nil i it si ling, hul il is like 11 eating
snmething sn that mu i an rem le it. hellei villi
In terms nl the envitunmental issues n| a pimlm i m
must Inok tins ants leihu mg (hr neetl Ini it before we ln< ik at
If IGH AS TI E A» S A ■ - '! . 4 A; AiiAU*
"In terms of which diaper is cheaper for
the consumer, cloth diapers are by far the
cheapest, especially if the parents do their
owr 1 I* sundering.”
Nick Kelloi
in m ling ii
Krllri viiil 1*11 m Inl .mi t ( ..ii ill ili villi', tu Ik- met Ii Hiking
llll II lllll III III I ll .1 S| K 'I 1 III ll|S|HlS,lll|t (ll.l|H"|\
\\i iln mu m i ll iiin|x is.ililt- ili.ijm i s In i .him Mr i .in iisi
i lolli. Ill Mill! "Km lilt \ iglimr lilts lilr.i .mil iimvr nn In
finding .i m.is In i rot Ir thru ploiltn i “
I nili ril i i i \ i ling .mil t niiiposiing piogi .mis an no!
Milium! pmhlrnis I In s an i\jn nsnr to ii|>i iaii .mil tin
.is.nl.ilillils ol tin s< si on i s is liiiiili il In i ,niv li ss arrasha\r
iiupli im nii it sin Ii pn >gi.inis
lllll I nil! l l IIS .ilnuil iln ptai III alils . >t i lolli dia|His also
.1 iikuiiu v urn i u\ it i m
iiirntalists .mil the
makci s id «Iisix>s.«blev
.11 gut ili.it thr jiMH cm iit
l»( aking illiv*n the- solid
wastes Itiuii i Imh diapers
l (-(Junes huge amounts ill
ikui ienev*.title cnergv
.111(1 leads Id water .(11(1 .(II
|M llllttl* 111
W lien ,i *i111e11 1 lulli
diapei i* ( leaned tin
v*.i*l(- ( .hi lx disposed 11|
eitliel through .1
v*.l*tev* .ilel 111 .11 me III
|»l.»ltt in In .in iik hi
et alert I I' \ *1 lidle* id
vsasiessatei treatment arid
Mil literaliiill ilulic ale dial
I III lit |ll inilK In itl I he
jiKK t **cv sludge ami
ash. (ail lit used as
Icllilt/ci
I |inse \ei .(( i Hiding In
I lie v* asievs atel studs a
siKnilK ant amount i il left
ovet du tv nan i t annul
Icgallv lie Used lot
anv t lung I he t osts ot
operating and mam
tattling sut h plants also
ai ( t unsidei able I I’ \
I (' se a l a h slmus (li a I a
plant lh.it wives levs than
'itI tHHI |><-, 11ih* i .in i <isl tip
In ..I pci \c.ti hi
run.
In addiumi, .inothci
I l* \ si udv i c\ i• .t Is i h.n
miiiic til the till and mam
t heililt all i an e* ,i|H and
i .him .in nitiiK>ii
I lie amount it costs to operate anti maintain an
int tueraling plant also i. t ompaiahlr to tin- amount usctl to
tun a ssastrssatei liratmcnt plant
< onlUM il. stl■ So alt most pairin'.
Itomt alls, ilit- tlrtrtmmmi; (at tin in this rnviionineiilal
debate m.iv turn out to lx- a titiani i.tl out
Krstarih In thr National Wildlllr I t ilt nation indicates
that tlMliy t loth diapers I an trap suhstanti.il savings loi
tamilifs
hr I lr i sattl t loth tliapri s t ost tnu^hls I t ruts rat h lot
patrnts to ss.oh themselsrs m .iIhiiii 17 trills pri iliapi it
llirs list a l.tutulrs susur. sslulr tlisposahlrs run about T2
i nils |x t diaiier
\t t oitlim; to V) I hi ng\ )(»it ( an Du Id Vur I hr hath, a
in ml poll i ml it alts that H7 pt 11 rnl of \inrii ails pi tin
ustui; t loth diallers
It su^rsls that ll sou air not trails to tnalsr a complete
t halier liotn (lispisahlr to t loth, sou t an make a gradual
< hatigr 1 m t loth at homr. dispisahle lot tlast air
\ntl rnsirouinrntalls it maLt s a lot of sritsr
Common sense
best approach
to waste issues
By JAY MM T
/hi / !<ittu l oHIimios, ( hit .i£<i
K*« tilth I drove* tiiiou^h (lit Maxwe ll Strert ait .1 in
I)!i! *< »in. i'a/ni'j at I lie* pile’s < >11 uhhish
Mlhough in some eves, ilus
piled-up |iink could l« m ni .is mi
iniiK 11.*Iiiitul than “(In cnliah/i il
(lumping.' n liothi icd nit
Su n (tui inr dunking What is
mic ul mii in.tjoi sum i es ul
gaibagr — lotighh llilee |kminis a
ilav dial eat Ii ul ns is responsible
Ini -
i win sum k ns mt amount <>i pat kaging ssasir sir
prodiu v pisi Irtirn rating
I Jim mam o( mui hast- bought. sas. a Ikis nl i rat kt is
lliat luii an ouiri Ikis min i isiappel. and thru
mdiiitJualli wtap|xd “tolumns" of i rat ki in
Win m ‘ min h ' In then a 11 intrst li > sec who t an
till tin landfills lltr IjMi nI- I Ins made mt- think about
mu things ktist. tlwt ssr might in n think tin was wr
inn mu su|MTtnaikels
Instead ul Inning shrlscs and shelli n iit ( umpettng
hiands in l.tsish pat kaging, Hi should ii-nnn In thr
NUfM i inaikrts III s estet lias
In stipci mat kcts ol old. must rsmllung win Ik hind
tin muntri on a shrll 01 in a bill lnmnrnnv s
nujx‘1 mat krt will Ik a Ini likr this hulk items in mid Ik
tin i ult \ pat k.tgt- Im an item vsill mils Ik -sold mu r
Ini inMantt il smi m 11 let I a Inis of lautidn soap,
tin fitst time soil U night it sou t mild bus a l.ngt- soap
Ik is with a brand lutnr on it I hr Ikis woultl Ik dm able
Column
enough that sou t mild takr n bat k vsith son on voui
in st n ip and ietill it mstrad i il Inn mg am itlit i Ikis
II tlir lm\ isnir out. sou tould bus anntlu i one
(although at a premium), and lontinue ir using that
nut- Sut hat haitgt w mill hung about git at Ik iu tits
I hr nianulaituiri Ssoultl sjH'lld Irss on pat kaging
ssr vsoulii spend less on thr protluit and the
shopki fpti 11 in It I rithri krrp mtnr items on thr
shrive* tit hasr a smallri stmr But perhaps thr
git ait Si ads an tagr oj this nrssri ssstnn ssoulil Ik the
aim mill oj waste that wr would NO 1 I null limit to thr
ahrads ovristullffl landfills
I hr m iulid rrall/alinn 1 hail «.tiihal nr. as a mhii Iv.
arr too hrllUnt on (onveniiiH c
Ur exalt (iniirniem r ii( i( unlv .is a virtue, blit almost
as a 1(0(1 We air willing to bin i lever Iv |>ai kagrd loud,
ami (lisjiost (it thr Im.x. never to think of it again, as
long as ii is vile and sound in vmvr tar-oil landfill
We would lathci dlivr oui ( ais to wink In out selves
than iim' [iiiblii ti ans|Mii taiioti. whu b mav i .him us the
ini onveniciK i (it a sbm t walk to die bus stop
\\ e would i at hr i buv envuoiiinentallv damaging
disposable dlapei s than wash our reusable i loth
diapets We would tathri eat a haiiiluilgri than think
a In ml destrovmg the oxvgen-niaking i apabilitv of the
hia/ihan lainfinests
It kind of gives new meaning to the phiase "thing for
a big Mai "
Whether vs hi like them oi not, vim have to give it in
the band Ihe Dead Kennedvs. lot summing this up
so toiuiselv in their album title, "(.ive Me
( oilvcmeiii e. or ( nvi Me Death
W( mast look at OUI lives and evaluate the things we
do and live — not just fo| the vike of out environment,
hut alvi Iin the sake (if reason