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gremily
18-01-2007, 17:25
Thought some of you might like to read this. I came across it while trying to find something else. It makes me even more disgusted by the disposable companies:thumbsdown:

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0511-04.htm
waawa
18-01-2007, 21:42
"The approach in India has been to introduce a disposable pad that is placed inside the cloth nappy, the idea being that once this has been accepted it could be replaced by a complete disposable nappy."

Such a shame some people are duped into falling for such economically exploitative ideas!

And this: Other ploys used by nappy companies in China include questionable baby-development arguments. "Pampers promote overnight dryness, and help baby have a good night's sleep," says Yvonne Pei, associate director of external relations for P&G in China. "If baby doesn't have good sleep, baby doesn't have good mental development."

:banghead: Playing off trumped-up fears is certainly reminiscent of infant formula company tactics in developing countries, isn't it? I've heard plenty of cloth-nappy myths, but this one has got to take the cake.

In India, resistance seems stronger. "They are more concerned about throwing into the trash something as expensive as a diaper - they are used to recycling everything," says Carlos Richer, a nappy consultant from the US.

Um, yeah. Maybe some US "nappy consultants" could take a leaf out of that particular ethics book, and the world would be a better place.

Thanks for the link. I found the original Independent article here:
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article363870.ece

Lara
kymmy
18-01-2007, 21:45
Lara - it so reminds me of that formula company......So angry that they feel they can do that.
kymmy
18-01-2007, 21:45
Why? :banghead:
ikis84
18-01-2007, 21:53
tsk, tsk...

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
cheezelkat
18-01-2007, 22:00
That is terrible.
spring
18-01-2007, 22:12
:no: Its really quite sad isn't it:crying:
CurlyG
18-01-2007, 22:18
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
That makes me really ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!
mum2elouise
18-01-2007, 22:45
I'm sitting here shaking my head :no: Why can't they leave things the way they are? Those countries have the best idea! Recycling, having everyone using cloth full-time (ok, well apart from that 2%)... Third world countries would be the ones contributing the least to the environmental disaster that is becoming of this world. And all for money - Huggies and other disposable nappy brands are willing to destroy our earth to that extent! Aargh!:banghead: