Disposable diaper may take up to 500 years to decompose.

One baby in disposable diapers will contribute at least 1 ton of waste to your local landfill.

The average consumer can spend $1,500 to $2,000 diapering one baby with disposable diapers. (according to Consumer Reports)

Polypropylene and other synthetics and chemicals are the primary raw materials for manufacturing disposable diapers (according to the Kimberly-Clark 2005 Annual Report). Many babies may be sensitive to these chemicals.

In order to exclusively cloth diaper a baby, a minimum of 12 cloth diapers is recommended.

Breastfed baby poop is water soluble. You do not need to remove breastfeed baby poop before washing. Around 4-6 months of age, many babies start solids through cereal. At this point, stools transition to a thicker "peanut butter" consistency. For best results, this should be removed (as much as possible) from your diapers prior to washing. Formula fed and older babies typically have firmer stools. This should also be removed from your diapers prior to washing.

Basic Washing Routine for Cloth Diapers: Wash the entire load on cold with detergent. Washing once on cold water is important to remove leftover "yuck" from your diapers. Wash the entire load again on warm or hot - also with detergent. Do a second rinse. You can dry almost everything in the dryer. If you're having problems with diapers that stink after washing: Try an extra rinse. Sometimes detergent residue can cause diapers to smell. Wash once with a small squirt of liquid Dawn. Rinse well. If the previous solutions don't work, try 1/4 cup of bleach in the warm/hot wash cycle.