Well, we aren't on zero waste hiatus exactly, but we are cutting ourselves some slack for a couple of months. Our beautiful baby has arrived, and his adorable little bottom isn't quite big enough for the smallest size of compostable diapers, nor is he quite ready for cloth ones. Ruby wore cloth diapers starting at three months, and it looks like Romeo will probably be big enough around the same time. And, I'm guessing he will fit well in the compostables at that time, too. So, in the meantime, this is what our trash looks like:
Oh, the horror! As you can sort of see, it's just a bunch of disposable diapers. We have to take the trash out a couple of times a week now. Fortunately, we've done such a good job reducing our trash in other regards that it really is almost exclusively diapers we are condemning to the landfill in this twice-weekly transgression, but it still feels terrible. On the other hand, having Romeo in the family feels wonderful, so I guess reducing waste isn't the only important thing after all.
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