Disposable Nappies on the Environment

Honelako gehiago

Chapter 4 - the business environments

Lauren Zeelie‑k egina

THE ECONOMY AND ITS SECTORS

Txema Betes‑k egina

people should be fined for not recycling

Natasha Ameilda‑k egina

factors that Influence livability

Abbi Todd‑k egina

Disposable nappies and the environmental implications

Landfill

Space

over 2 billion used nappies go into landfill sites in Australia each year (Lee, 2017)

Decomposition time

Minimum estimate of 200 years (Pendry, Mewse, & Burgoyne, 2012)

Carbon Emissions

Decomposing nappies release methane gases

Effects on soil

how likely will viruses from feces, contaminate soil?

Main topic

Effects on water quality?

complications of contaminated water?

Resources

A child uses approximately 5500 from birth to toilet training (Nappy choice and the environment)

How long until the resources have been depleted?

Are Disposable nappies actually worse than cloth nappies?