Baby bottoms and environmental conundrums : disposable diapers and the pediatrician

The solid waste crisis is currently receiving extensive publicity in the lay press and increasing attention from the government (Newsweek. November 27, 1989:76; Council for Solid Waste Solutions, Washington, DC, unpublished data).1-3 The United States has the highest per capita rate of solid waste p...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1991-08, Vol.88 (2), p.386-389
Main Authors: SUTTON, M. B, WEITZMAN, M, HOWLAND, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Company business management
Counseling
Diapers
Disposable diapers
Environmental aspects
Environmental issue
Environmental Pollution - prevention & control
Environmental protection
Humans
Infant
Infant Care
Management
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Physician's Role
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Public participation
Refuse Disposal
Salvage (Waste, etc.)
Salvage (Wastes)
United States
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Summary:The solid waste crisis is currently receiving extensive publicity in the lay press and increasing attention from the government (Newsweek. November 27, 1989:76; Council for Solid Waste Solutions, Washington, DC, unpublished data).1-3 The United States has the highest per capita rate of solid waste production among industrialized nations, more than three pounds per person each day, resulting in 160 million tons of solid waste each year (Newsweek. November 27, 1989). Disposable diapers contribute significantly to this problem and have, in fact, become a symbol of the solid waste crisis.4-6 Marketing surveys estimate that 80% of infants in the United States use disposable diapers.7,8
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.88.2.386