Cloth diapers: how much can I save?

How much can you save
WITH CLOTH NAPPIES?

Using cloth diapers makes you save money both from economic and from environmental point of view. By using cloth nappies, you avoid up to one ton of waste that would decompose in 500 years. If you choose to use cloth diapers you will save more than 1,300 euros in about 3 years of employment. All parents who choose to use cloth nappies know how important their choice is, not only for their children but also for their future and the Earth that will be their home. Little acts such as changing a common disposable diaper have an enormous environmental impact..

Environmental impact of disposable nappies

One ton of waste per baby, rubbish that will decompose in 500 years
If nappies are burned in an incinerator, they produce great amounts of CO2
In Italy, according to Arpat (Tuscany Regional Agency for Environmental Protection) we use 6 million of nappies per day, 2 billion and 190 million per year!
In Italy, disposable nappies produce 500,000 tons of waste every year
The community spends about 44,500,00.00 euros to dispose of them (with estimated data of around 100.00 euros of expense per ton per baby)
We cut down 10 large trees per baby
iI the world, we use 3.5 billion litres of fuel oil, 82 thousand tons of plastic and 1.3 million tons of wood pulp!
To produce disposable diapers, you need 37% more of water than what a mother uses to wash cloth diapers

How much money do you save by using cloth diapers?

Diaper rashes will be reduced!
You can save 1,300 euros on the purchase of nappies
Your cloth nappies can be used by more than one baby, they can be worn by younger brothers and sisters as well
You will save on waste taxes
You will learn to optimise your laundry

Per 3 anni di utilizzo	Usa e Getta	Teby lavabile	Teby Ibrido
N. Pannolini Utilizzati	6570	Un kit fulltime (15 mutandine+ 36 assorbenti lavabili)	Un kit fulltime Ibrido
Costo Acquisto	1.642,00 euro*	428,56 euro	600,00 euro*
Costo Creme	85,00 euro	12,00 euro	12,00 euro
Costo Lavaggi Comprensivo di detersivo e elettricità	– – –	5,00 euro al mese***	4,10 euro al mese***
Costo Smaltimento, Alla Comunità A Famiglia	195,00 euro a bambino	– – –	30,00 euro a bambino
Totale Spesa	1.902,00 euro	593,80 euro	789,60 euro
Risparmio	nessuno…	più di 1.300 euro!	più di 1.100 euro!

* il prezzo medio al pezzo dei tradizionali usa e getta è di 0,25 euro (pannolini di marche più famose possono arrivare fino a 0,35 euro al pezzo)
* il calcolo è stato pensato utilizzando un inserto usa e getta ecologico Teby al giorno per tre anni
*** il costo è una stima calcolata sui lavaggi che si potrebbero fare in aggiunta alla normale gestione di casa, potrete abbattere questo costo lavando sempre i pannolini con il resto della biancheria