We get a lot of questions about what can and can not be recycled. I can’t believe this Where Can I Wednsday edition is a reader question, but it is.
Those tiny humans produce a lot of waste. Can you recycle disposable diapers?
The short answer is NO.
Somehow, diapers, clean and dirty – end up in recycling bins. You CANNOT recycle diapers – esepcially dirty diapers – in single stream recycling. You’re not only contaminating the recycling stream, but you’re contaminating the recycling stream with (literal) shit.
Disposable diapers are trash, not recycling.
A way better alternative is cloth diapers – they’re cheaper, are more sustainable and have other advantages. Dr. Arnott shared her cloth diaper journey on Green Philly if you want the details.
Plus, you CAN compost certain types of cloth (reusable) diapers at the end of their use.
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