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Cloth Vs. Disposable


The Savings...How changing to cloth earns you $15 hourly!

Your baby will go through an astonishing 600 diaper changes from birth to potty. Choosing disposable diapers and wipes will add up to nearly $2000! In contrast by purchasing cloth diapers and wipes, you will actually earn in savings an hourly wage of $15 an hour in the time spent laundering your baby's reusable diapers.

Here is a breakdown of the savings:
In 2.5 years of diapering...
Cost of disposables: $2000
Cost of disposable wipes: $800
Total cost disposables: $2800

Cost of cloth diapers: $840
Cost of cloth wipes (24): $42
Total cost of cloth: $882

Savings: $2000!*

Figure washing time as 15 minutes every other day. That adds up to just over 60 hours a year. With a savings of $800 a year, the time you spend laundering diapers equates to an earnings of $17.50 an hour.

If you hang dry your diapers, you are spending more time...but saving more $$ in utility costs. We finally got a system going in our new home that allows me to hang dry all our laundry. And since I completely retired our dryer, our electricity bill dropped $50 a month!

*The savings will go up even more if a family chooses a more affordable cloth diapering option such as prefolds.*

Cloth Diaper Costs: Remember...cloth diapers are a one time cost.
Type Cost
Number
Pre-folded diaper: $ X
Fitted diaper: $ X
All-in-one diaper: $ X
Diaper covers: $ X
Night covers: $ X

Total cost for pre-folds: $
Total cost for fitted: $
Total cost for all-in-one: $
Total cost for covers: $
Total cost for night covers: $
Disposable Diaper Costs:
In a baby's first year, new parents will have brought home an average
of 2,788 diapers for a total cost of $557.60...that is just for the 1st year!
On average, you will spend between $2,600 and $3,000 on disposable diapers per child. That is per child! Buy cloth just once and you could potential have to pay ZERO for your next baby's diapers.

Cost Per Pkg: $ / # Per Pkg

Total cost per Disposable:


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