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Central Street Farmhouse hosts second cloth diaper change

BANGOR – Central Street Farmhouse will again host the Great Cloth Diaper Change, joining like-minded cloth diapers to break the world record and simultaneously raise awareness of the impact disposable diapers have on the environment. The event is scheduled for April 21 at the stroke of 12 noon to coincide closely with Earth Day.

Co-owner of the Central Street Farmhouse Betsy Lundy noted in a press release that in the one minute it takes to change the diapers, 60,000 disposable diapers will enter landfills in the United States and Canada, which translates to around 86.4 million diapers per day.

“[The event] started as a way to help spread the word on how easy it is to change to cloth diapers,” said Lundy. “Also to highlight the impact disposable diapers have on the environment – it's an insane amount of waste.”

Lundy said that many people are not aware of the incredible changes that have been made in the cloth diaper industry. Gone are the days of rubber pants and leaky diapers.

“[Cloth diapers] actually leak less than disposable,” said Lundy. She points out that if you have a baby you will be dealing with dirty diapers in one sense or another. The biggest difference is that you aren't shifting the burden into the trash.

“Instead of throwing it away, you do an extra load of laundry every other day,” she said.

And she notes that the convenience people have may be just that of perspective.

“[With disposable diapers] you still have to go to the store and take out the trash. The diapers don't just disappear,” Lundy said. And she pointed out that isn't even taking into account the energy used in manufacturing and shipping all of the diapers that happens before you pick them up at the store.

The Great Cloth Diaper Change is being held on the second floor of Central Street Farm House and they have sold out their last slot, though Lundy is looking for other options so more people can participate. Lundy hopes they will break the world record.

For more information about the event visit the Central Street Farmhouse Facebook page www.facebook.com/centralstreetfarmhouse.

Last modified on Thursday, 19 April 2012 11:13

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