Organic

These days we are spoiled for choice when it comes to Organic Prefold Cloth Diapers.  To be organic, it is generally understood that the cotton which makes up the diaper, is grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides from plants which are not genetically modified in any way. In the United States the USDA National Organic Program sets the standard.

Cotton covers 2.5% of the world’s cultivated land yet uses 16% of the world’s insecticides, more than any other single major crop.  Although organic cotton has less environmental impact than conventional cotton, it costs more to produce. Some of the reasons for choosing organic cotton over conventional cotton include:

• There are high levels of agrochemicals used in the production of non-organic, conventional cotton. Cotton production uses more chemicals per unit area than any other crop and accounts in total for 16% of the world’s pesticides.
• The chemicals used in the processing of cotton pollute the air and surface waters.
• Residual chemicals may irritate consumers’ skin.
• The conventional cotton industry relies on a high level of forced child labor.

Here are some great deals on organic prefold diapers that we have hand picked from amazon.