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How stupid are these diapers?

post #1 of 13
8/20/09 at 2:22pm
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I just saw these...
So they're still disposable diapers by a non-eco-friendly company, "contain organic cotton" (how much or even if it's USDA certified is not noted), and the aloe is not noted as being organic. Basically these are normal old disposable diapers in a green package - and by green I mean colored, who knows if it's even recyclable.

This has to be the biggest greenwashing drama I've seen all week. Lame. Especially when there are so many actual green diaper options.
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post #2 of 13
8/20/09 at 6:30pm
lol, we were talking about this on cafemom also a few weeks ago, as far as any of us can tell is the same conclussion you have come to
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post #3 of 13
8/21/09 at 3:44pm
Has there been anything on the news about these diapers
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post #4 of 13
8/22/09 at 3:57am
Poor Kimberly-Clark! No way for them to win! 
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post #5 of 13
8/22/09 at 10:17am
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I called the company and asked what's up and they stuttered around saying um, email contact is better. I was like, so... you can't tell me on the phone about the diapers - i.e. if it's USDA organic, etc. I did find out that PART of the packaging is recycled. Still, not even close to good enough.

~ Jennifer
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post #6 of 13
8/25/09 at 8:13am
can you expand on that Russ?

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Poor Kimberly-Clark! No way for them to win! 
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post #7 of 13
8/25/09 at 9:32am
Just last week they made peace with the Sierra Club.

That irritated other splinter groups because they weren't included possibly. 
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post #8 of 13
8/25/09 at 9:33am
ok, but can you expand on what your reference is in this post in refernce to these diapers?

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Just last week they made peace with the Sierra Club.

That irritated other splinter groups because they weren't included possibly. 
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post #9 of 13
8/25/09 at 10:33am
Huggies is a Kimberly-Clark brand.  
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post #10 of 13
8/25/09 at 10:44am
lol, i'm well aware of that, I'm jsut confused about what you reference is in conjunction to this situation with this post and this product. Or are you just mentioning an unrelated issue that has to do with the parent company of this products brand? I guess mainly I'm confused on what you point was?

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Huggies is a Kimberly-Clark brand.  
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post #11 of 13
9/4/09 at 6:21pm
I thought painting a product green made it ecofriendly.  Is my lime green H2 no longer fuel efficient?  I put a save the earth sticker on my energy star thermostat and cranked the ac til it was 50 degrees in the house.  Is that no longer acceptable?
Edited by greengiant123 - 9/13/09 at 8:06am
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post #12 of 13
9/5/09 at 4:48pm
Yeah I requested a sample of these when they came out just to look at them, I do product development for a green company and I am always looking at the crap out there. Looks like a regular Huggies diaper to me! Doesn't even say chlorine free or anything!
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post #13 of 13
9/13/09 at 6:18pm
Hahahaha, I totally agree with you. I prefer cloth.
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