I used to use these with my son while I was in germany, do you know how they compare to huggies environmentally? they are called Moltex, and just read that these people will plant a tree for every box sold, not sure how relevant that is lol
http://www.ecodirect.com.au/
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#2 *Phoenixs Mum*
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Posted 06 February 2008 - 06:55 PM
Haha, don't get me started on Moltex :P
Firstly, they dye the plastic outer of their nappies brown, and use 50% unbleached fluff to give the inner just the right shade of brown. Imagine buying brown toilet paper from Kleenex that costs more than the other Kleenex toilet paper, in the belief it was environmentally friendly, then discovering they are old growth forest pulp (like all Kleenex is!) that is dyed brown to look like it is 'eco'. :protest:
Their packaging says "100% compostable"- yes, the bag the nappies come in is 100% compostable, but the nappies are not. A LOT of people buy them in the belief that they compost fully. That is deceptive packaging
Contents: [b]30% Non degradable plastic- lower than any other nappy brand by 3%.
50% Non bleached fluff
Packaging- corn starch 100% compostable
Distributors often make the false claim of compostability in 8-10weeks. Moltex encourages this but does not say this on their website. They say that the nappies should only ever go in the bin; look at their FAQ http://www.moltex.de...x_englisch.html
Pricing: 132 4-9kg nappies for $86.85= 66c a nappy!
Huggies: 128 4-8kg nappies for $52.95= 41c a nappy.
Eco direct seems like a good company, but planting a tree just adds to people thinking Moltex is amazingly different to any other disposable, when really it isn't.
3% less plastic is really not worth 25c a nappy!!!
Firstly, they dye the plastic outer of their nappies brown, and use 50% unbleached fluff to give the inner just the right shade of brown. Imagine buying brown toilet paper from Kleenex that costs more than the other Kleenex toilet paper, in the belief it was environmentally friendly, then discovering they are old growth forest pulp (like all Kleenex is!) that is dyed brown to look like it is 'eco'. :protest:
Their packaging says "100% compostable"- yes, the bag the nappies come in is 100% compostable, but the nappies are not. A LOT of people buy them in the belief that they compost fully. That is deceptive packaging
Contents: [b]30% Non degradable plastic- lower than any other nappy brand by 3%.
50% Non bleached fluff
Packaging- corn starch 100% compostable
Distributors often make the false claim of compostability in 8-10weeks. Moltex encourages this but does not say this on their website. They say that the nappies should only ever go in the bin; look at their FAQ http://www.moltex.de...x_englisch.html
Pricing: 132 4-9kg nappies for $86.85= 66c a nappy!
Huggies: 128 4-8kg nappies for $52.95= 41c a nappy.
Eco direct seems like a good company, but planting a tree just adds to people thinking Moltex is amazingly different to any other disposable, when really it isn't.
3% less plastic is really not worth 25c a nappy!!!
#5 *Phoenixs Mum*
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Posted 06 February 2008 - 06:59 PM
The thing that really pisses me off is that I have had friends with very little money struggle to buy Moltex because they believed they were doing the right thing environmentally (none of them knew about mcn's, and most of them were worried about water use etc, which we now know the facts about ;) )- and all this time, they were paying so much more for a product which is only slightly different than Huggies.
I think a lot of companies are actually taking advantage of people's 'planet/environmental guilt' and making money off 'eco' products which aren't eco at all, or are hardly any better than anything else that is available already. It is opportunistic and wrong.
I think a lot of companies are actually taking advantage of people's 'planet/environmental guilt' and making money off 'eco' products which aren't eco at all, or are hardly any better than anything else that is available already. It is opportunistic and wrong.
#7 *Phoenixs Mum*
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Posted 06 February 2008 - 07:05 PM
Hmm, well in Germany it might be worth it- but here they are so much more expensive!
If they were cheaper than the top brand nappy, then they sound great. Realistically they are lower in plastic than the others, so if they were not aggressively marketed as such an 'eco' nappy then they might be ok :)
If they were cheaper than the top brand nappy, then they sound great. Realistically they are lower in plastic than the others, so if they were not aggressively marketed as such an 'eco' nappy then they might be ok :)
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Posted 20 May 2008 - 11:13 PM
Great insight! I honestly could not afford to buy these eco friendly sposies but I did wonder how biodegradable and natural they are. I tried one lot of organic nappies think they were called NatureCare (Natura?)in a white packet sold in Safeways, Coles etc and they are made in the Middle Eastern countries which made me wonder really how organic they were. They are like $18.99 for 44 nappies my Mum got them cheap for $6.00 on a clearout. Is there such thing as an Eco nappy?
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