To reduce the undifferentiated fraction of waste, municipalities could promote the use of cloth diapers, often defined nappies . disposable diapers, early stage of their production (consumption of cellulose, water and energy use of bleaching chemicals and plastics production), waste resources and pollute the environment. In order to produce disposable diapers for one child requires a quantity 'of cellulose of about 10 large trees . Filled with feces and urine, they are the about 20% of waste in landfills .
Each baby produces approximately one tonne these wastes difficult to treat and not biodegradable. Their time of decomposition, variable from 200 to 500 years . well as on the environmental point of view, the cloth diapers also help the proper development of the child, since they retain better spread their legs and are a source of savings for families, a washable diaper fact purchased new costs an average of 13 € , from 2 € prefolds some of the cheapest up to more expensive models of pocket or all-in-one that comes to about € 25. Whereas for use Exclusive cloth diapers need a kit of at least 15-20 pieces and except for the one-size diapers that accompany the child from birth to potty, it takes at least 2 or 3 packs of diapers for each size, spending-washable nappies is the order of hundreds of € . The parent who buys disposable diapers instead spends a total of more, as a child consumes an average week a package of 10 €, which means at least 500 € per year.
Therefore, the family uses cloth diapers save at least half the family buy disposable diapers for 2-3 years. Used nappies bought second hand nappies and self-published, of course, allow a further saving on diapers to buy new. When using the same nappies for more children, in addition, the amount saved by using cloth diapers increases with the number of children. Management (collection, transport, disposal) of waste in municipal waste has costs continue to rise, year after year, for regulatory reasons and technological upgrading. Rates vary from province to province, in 2009 the national average was € 100-150 per tonne , but in some cases have exceeded the much as 200 € per tonne.
Each year local authorities are therefore to cope with high costs for waste management, costs passed on to citizens through tax for the disposal of Municipal Solid Waste. The use of cloth diapers, along with recycling, composting organic waste and other measures to reduce waste, helps to reduce the overall volume of waste and reduce cost for administrations , thereby reducing taxes for citizens.
Andrea Scampini - Councillor PD
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