Inafi L.A.

There are a number of reasons for looking into alternatives to using disposable diapers, such as cloth diapers. But the two that are most striking are the financial benefits and the environmental benefits. When initially researching cloth diapers, one may be shocked by the “sticker price” of quality cloth diapers. Each diaper may cost as much as $20.00 US. Each baby needs a minimum of 10 to 20 cloth diapers to prevent the need from too many loads of laundry per week. The initial cost can be as much as $400. However, that is the only material cost for three to four years because the cloth diapers are reusable and sizable for babies from 7 to 35 pounds. So what is the cost advantage? Lets look at disposable diaper costs first: An average baby uses about 8 disposable diapers per day at a cost of $0.30 per disposable diaper. At th reduce stretch marks is rate, disposable diapers cost $875 per year. If you extend that cost over the average length of time a baby is in diapers, say 3 years, the total cost for disposable diapers is $2,625! No let’s look at the cost of cloth diapers: The cost for 20 sizable, reusable cloth diapers is, as mentioned above, $400. That’s pretty much it. But what about the additional cost of washing them? it costs about $1.50 per wash and you’ll do about 3 per week or less which calculates to $235 per year x 3 years = $705. So your total cost for cloth diapers over three years is $1105. Compare the two options over three years: Disposable diapers:$2,625Cloth Diapers:$1,105 Cloth Diaper Savings:$1,520 Annual savings:$ 506 Saving $506 annually by using cloth diapers is only the beginning. There are serious environmental benefits as well.