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Environmental
We all know that there are things we can do to live more sustainably, but it's easy to feel as though your efforts are too small to make a difference. Given the 6,000 to 8,000 diaper changes your baby will go through by the time he or she is potty trained, the cloth vs. disposable diaper choice is one that can have a very real impact on the world we leave behind for our children and grandchildren. In the U.S. alone, we put around 20 billion disposable diapers into the landfills each year (that's more than 38,000 every minute!). Each of those diapers takes 500 years to decompose....so, each diaper is being used for 2-3 hours and then put into a landfill where it will remain for the lifetimes of our children, and grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and well... you get the picture.
What about the water? Yes, it does take water to wash and re-use cloth diapers, but a service like Diaper Stork uses less water than washing at home because diapers are processed in bulk. The water consumption per diaper is less than flushing the toilet. We believe there are far more ways to save on water before stressing over 1 to 2 extra washes a week, like 1 minute less of taking a shower, not flushing the toilet after you pee, turning off the water when you brush your teeth. That's our two cents!
What about compostable diapers? There are multiple brands of diapers that are 70+% compostable which is awesome! But these need to be composted in a commercial setting regulated for biohazard waste. They cannot go in your city compost bin, or in your backyard bin. Unfortunately, Washington state does not have infrastructure to compost diapers at this time. Diaper Stork is looking at ways to support composting in our municipality, check out our compost pilot study!
Financial
Diaper Stork's flat monthly rate is on par with the more eco-friendly disposable options out there, especially given that your little one may potty train up to 12 months sooner with cloth diapers! We offer four different pricing levels. For the standard price of $149 per month, you receive 90 newborn diapers per week. This is equivalent to 41 cents per diaper. Newborn disposable diapers range from 25 cents to 45 cents per diaper depending on brand, sales discounts, and retailer. With disposable diapers, your weekly garbage will increase by approximately 13 gallons. Depending on your municipality this could increase your utility cost. For example, in Seattle it would cost $16.80 per month (as of April 2025) for a household to switch from the 12 gallon garbage bin to the 32 gallon bin. Over the lifetime of the baby, disposable diapers are cheaper than a cloth diaper service unless you factor in the benefit of earlier potty training (6 to 12 months earlier). Diaper stork encourages earlier potty training with classes and nudges (unlike the marketing powerhouse of disposable brands who push consumption of bigger and bigger sizes.) The most economical way to diaper your baby is to purchase your own cloth diapers or rent our DIY cloth diaper bundle and wash at home. See all price options.
Diapering with Diaper Stork for 2 years: $3,576 (not including tax)
Premium Disposable diapers for 2.5 years: $3,600 (not including tax)