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Patriotic gDiapers for July 4th!

Your baby can proudly don the red, white and blue this Independence Day with the latest addition to the eco-friendly gDiapers collection: patriotic glory g little gPants! gDiapers are on a design roll this season with their delightful summer-friendly girly girl ruffle gPant, their glam black gPants for baby sophisticates… and  they’ve just introduced two new gPants — the fresh summer waters blue go fish blue little gPants and the limited edition patriotic glory g little gPants, just in time for the 4th of July!

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NEW! gCloth Washable Inserts by gDiapers

We’ve long lauded gDiapers for being the perfect compromise between the convenience of disposables and the reusability of cloth. (Both Jill’s son and my daughter are gBabies.) If you’re looking to make the leap to cloth diapers, the company’s new gCloth inserts have you—and your kidlet’s bum—covered.

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Black gDiapers for Baby Sophisticates!

Love eco-friendly cloth diapers but tired of the childish, bubblegummy pink and blue designs that prevail in eco diaper options? gDiapers to the rescue for your urban hipster baby! As Inhabitots readers know, we’re big fans of eco-friendly gDiapers; so we were thrilled to hear the announcement that the flushable diaper company has recently added new glam black diapers to their line-up of little gPants.

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NEW! Sugary Sweet gDiaper Summer Style

We’re excited about anything that keeps our landfills a little bit cleaner for new generations, like earth-friendly 100% biodegradable plastic free hybrid gDiapers. And when an adorable new style debuts, we get even more excited. Especially when the style is so darn sweet. The brand new summer-friendly girly girl ruffle gDiaper design is almost cavity forming. Sugary pink, ruffly bliss that your baby girl can wear all …

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Elements Naturals 100% Natural and Renewable Baby Wipes

Elements Naturals baby wipes are the newest, eco-friendly disposable baby wipes on the market. Most mainstream baby wipes are a blend of polyester, polypropylene, cotton, wood pulp, and rayon fibers. In green contrast, Elements Naturals are made from 100% Ingeo fibers, a plant based man-made fiber from annually renewable resources. Ingeo fibers are chemical free and they do not leach any harmful toxins into soil. Ingeo fibers production requires 68% less fossil fuel resources than traditional oil-based materials.

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3 Eco-Friendly Baby Wipe Choices

Diapers are usually given the most attention and thought when it comes to greening baby’s changing regime. But baby wipes are equally important in terms of caring for baby and the health of the planet. Most disposable baby wipes contain alcohol and potent perfumes that can be very irritating to a baby’s delicate bottom. Many brands of baby wipes are also saturated in liquid solutions which leave excessive moisture on baby’s bum… and where there’s moisture, diaper rashes may soon follow. Here are 3 great, eco-friendly choices of baby wipes, which will be kind to your baby and easier on the earth.

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DIY: Recycle Your Winter Wear – Turn Your Coat into Diaper Covers

The days are getting longer. The sun feels a bit warmer. Could it be that spring is in the air? Yes, it’s time for your kids to shed their frumpy winter coats and don smart tees and dresses (I trust that they are already doing this). Thankfully, thrift stores are still able to take your old coats, but that doesn’t reduce the 1 trillion tons of discarded clothing and textiles we pack into landfills each year. Here’s what you can do with your outgrown, or worn out, winter coats… turn them into diaper covers!

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Disposable Diaper Smackdown: Seventh Gen VS Bambo Natural

There has been a lot of talk about re-usable diapers on Inhabitots lately and the debate is great considering the limited sustainable options available to parents in the US. While mums and dads across the pond do have a green option in Bambo Nature nappies (that’s UK-speak for diapers), the closest disposable diaper mass-marketed in America under the guise of being sustainable is the Seventh Generation brand.

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Elimination Communication: Skip Diapers Altogether!

As the debate rages on between cloth and disposable diapers, their is a lesser known third option that bypasses diapers alltogether: elimination communication (EC). In many third world countries, diapers are not an option. When Ingrid Bauer visited India, she noticed that mothers would often be carrying diaperless babies fearlessly and with what seemed liked virtually no “accidents.” How is this possible? In many cultures, mothers develop an incredible sensitivity to their babies’ elimination needs and can hold them over an appropriate receptacle when that need should arise. Ingrid Bauer has written a book on EC entitled: Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene.

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GDIAPERS: We Review the Planet’s First Flushable Diaper

You might have heard the frightening statistic that disposable diapers are the third largest consumer item in landfills and make up about 4% of all solid waste. While most of us want to be as environmentally responsible as possible when it comes to diapers; the prospect of spending hours scraping poop and laundering cloth diapers can be daunting when you’re exhausted in your new role as a mom or dad. Luckily, gDiapers have come to the rescue! If you haven’t yet heard of gDiapers, they are the world’s first flushable, compostable diaper, pairing the “green” attributes of cloth diapers with the convenience of disposables. As a new mom of a five week old baby, gDiapers have been a godsend for my time-constrained eco-aspirations. They are cute, comfy and most importantly, easy to use, and I can’t recommend them more highly.

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Home Laundering Cloth Diapers

In today’s tricky economy, things are getting more expensive and costly all of the time. A great way to save money for the family is by home laundering your baby’s cloth diapers. We are all for the DIY spirit when it comes to doing-it-yourself with eco-friendly methods. Granted not everyone has the time to do household chores from start to finish, but if home laundering is something you want to fit into your busy parenting schedule, consider the following helpful tips to make the most out of your green laundering experience.

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Getting Started with Cloth Diapers

As a continuation of our ongoing series on cloth diapering, we thought that we would share some simple tips for new (perhaps sleep-deprived) parents on getting started with cloth diapers at home. If you’ve made the decision to use cloth diapers, and you have all the supplies you need, it’s time to get started! Have no fear, the following tips will help you on your way to cloth diapering with true ease!

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9 Cloth Diapering Must-Haves

In our ongoing efforts to try to make cloth diapering a breeze, we have put together some simple guidelines for essential items that might make the diapering process a bit more eco friendly and manageable. Hooray, if you have decided that cloth diapers are right for you! Now it’s time to get busy and stock up on the basic nursery items that you’ll need to make the diapering process easy and fool-proof for everyone involved!

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Finding the Right Cloth Diaper for You

Let’s face it, we are all trying to do the right thing these days, both as parents and as environmentally conscious consumers. For some, disposable diapers is the best route to go, for others – cloth diapers are the obvious choice. We are certainly not about preaching ‘the diapering gospel’ here at Inhabitots, but for those of you who opt for cloth and are confused about which cloth diaper to buy, here you go!

I have had the opportunity to test several different types of cloth diapers, and I have put together the following list of benefits and drawbacks of each of these options, along with my personal brand choice for each category.

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5 Eco Friendly Reasons to Choose Cloth Diapers

Mention the word ‘cloth diaper’ to a modern, harried urbanite and you are likely to be met with a look of shock and horror. When I tell my friends about cloth diapering, the response is usually, “But isn’t that SOOO messy and time consuming? All that laundering and poop scraping?” Despite a prejudice in our culture towards the quick-fix disposable, cloth diapers are really the only green choice when it comes to diapering. Not only are cloth diapers healthier, more economical and eco-friendly than their plastic cousins — but their ease of use and convenience has significantly improved over the last decade. Here are five great reasons to go cloth:

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