1000 disposable diapers | 1000 uses of cloth diapers | |
---|---|---|
Raw materials (lb) | ||
Polymer production | 29.5 | |
Pulp and paper production | 216.5 | |
Cotton production | 4.5 | |
Production laundry | 64.5 | |
Total | 246 | 69 |
Energy (UCB) | ||
Production | 3455.48 | 578.34 |
Washing (average between home washing and specialist washing service) | 1452,29 | |
Total | 3455.48 | 2030.63 |
Water (gal) | ||
Production | 5236 | 638 |
Laundry | 1957 | |
Flush toilet | 1184 | |
Total | 5236 | 3779 |
Solid waste (lb) | ||
Production | 14 | 4 |
After use | 428 | 55 |
Total | 442 | 59 |