Disposable Nappies on the Environment

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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?