Yes, that little bundle of joy has a significant eco-impact, but
there are easy ways to keep the impact tiny as your little tot
grows. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), 18 billion disposable diapers—or 3.6 million tons—are
sent to landfills each year, or enough, " to stretch from the
moon and back at least seven times.” Disposable diapers make up
the third largest source of solid waste in US landfills. And
because disposable diapers are not biodegradable, it takes more
than 500 years for them to break down. Before you deck out
baby's boudoir with a wooden crib, rocking chair, changing
table, toy chest etc consider the eco-impact wooden furniture
has on Mother Earth. Wood is a growing business with the US
representing almost one-third of the global wood-buying market.
The earth’s land surface used to be approximately 46 percent
forest, but today, nearly half of the world’s original forests
have been cut down. An average of 20 million additional hectares
(an area the size of England, Sc