(Note: it took these people 4 months to get back to me)
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Från: Mandy Levenberg [mailto:mandy_levenberg@yahoo.com]
Skickat: den 4 februari 2008 20:53
Till: NatyInfo
Ämne: Compostable= pee diapers can go in yardwaste?
Hello! I’m a big fan and waiting for your Ambassador program to launch in
the USA. In the meantime, is it safe to say that the pee diapers can go in
our yard waste bins? (In Seattle, every other week the city picks up a big
where we can put compost/yardwaste) Tx ML
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From: “info@naty.se” <info@naty.se>
To: Mandy Levenberg <mandy_levenberg@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 1:51:35 AM
Subject: SV: Compostable= pee diapers can go in yardwaste?
Dear customer,
Thank you for your e-mail concerning our nappies.
It is not recommended to put the nappies in the compost bin. The reason is
that human faeces contain bacteria that will not be destroyed and that can
contaminate people and water. The rate of degrading depends on the soil,
temperature, humidity, etc.
Our nappies consist of renewable raw materials to 60%, not 100%. Renewable
raw materials come from plants and trees. When the raw materials are burned
the carbon dioxide is released to be consumed by other plants or trees. In
this way you don’t add more carbon dioxide to the air, which you do by
burning petroleum-based products. Even during the production phase, we use
less petroleum-based products than regular disposable nappies. By using
Nature babycare compared to these other disposable nappies you reduce the
green house effect.
If you have any more enquiries do not hesitate to contact us.
Consumer contact Naty AB
Saying that the combustion of renewable raw materials does not contribute to the greenhouse effect is a bit off base. Any carbon dioxide emission is added to an atmospheric pool. Living plants and trees do not discriminate between these various sources of carbon dioxide inputs. Further, even in a world with zero petroleum based CO2 emissions, the rate of CO2 consumption by global primary production directly correlates to the amount of primary producers. That is, if deforestation is to continue at current rates, the combustion of raw materials will increasingly contribute to the effect, as the amount of carbon sinks become less available.
I support your efforts in using a “less petroleum” model for the manufacture of your products, and will continue to buy Nature BabyCare diapers.
CS
In a perfect world, (no petroleum based CO2 emissions), the greenhouse effect is a natural process, humans owing their existence to it.
It looks like you were talking to customer service in northern Europe, where a lot of countries burn the waste they don’t recycle. Since these diapers are mostly created from renewable resources, when they burn they do not add incremental carbon dioxide to the environment. At least that’s a step in the right direction. I’d guess the benefit is also there for landfills, where most US waste lands.