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Diaper Debate: Disposables may be more convenient, but cloth diapers are kinder to the environment
Diaper Debate: Disposables may be more convenient, but cloth diapers are kinder to the environment

Diaper Debate: Disposables may be more convenient, but cloth diapers are kinder to the environment

Date7/26/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Diaper Debate: Disposables may be more convenient; but cloth diapers are kinder to the environment.
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Little differences: Jeremy Pearl, left, 14 months, sports a disposable diaper, while his 13-month-old pal, David Dennis, wears an updated cloth version
Little differences: Jeremy Pearl, left, 14 months, sports a disposable diaper, while his 13-month-old pal, David Dennis, wears an updated cloth version
11/6/1992
Danica Pierce, right, and Lynne Campbell, both 12, learn how to change a baby's diaper using dolls at a St
Danica Pierce, right, and Lynne Campbell, both 12, learn how to change a baby's diaper using dolls at a St
7/10/1987
Ecological heroes: Elizabeth and Jim Knowiton of Oakville have made significant reductions in their household garbage with recycling, composting and by using cloth diapers for son, Mathew
Ecological heroes: Elizabeth and Jim Knowiton of Oakville have made significant reductions in their household garbage with recycling, composting and by using cloth diapers for son, Mathew
5/9/1990
That's 17,000 diapers in 14 months, The Stirk quadruplets of Brampton have also gone through 26 cases of formula this year. On their first birthday in(...)
That's 17,000 diapers in 14 months, The Stirk quadruplets of Brampton have also gone through 26 cases of formula this year. On their first birthday in(...)
12/21/1987
Time for necessary change. One of Bill Caudill's final jobs around the Blue Jays clubhouse yesterday was changing son Cory's diapers. The Jays packed (...)
Time for necessary change. One of Bill Caudill's final jobs around the Blue Jays clubhouse yesterday was changing son Cory's diapers. The Jays packed (...)
10/7/1986
Two are enough for George and Barbara Pratt who decided there are other things in life besides babies and diapers
Two are enough for George and Barbara Pratt who decided there are other things in life besides babies and diapers
11/24/1972
A mother changes her 3-month-old son s diapers while waiting to get back into Terminal 2, along with hundreds of other travellers and employees of Air(...)
A mother changes her 3-month-old son s diapers while waiting to get back into Terminal 2, along with hundreds of other travellers and employees of Air(...)
6/21/1973
Way to play ball! The Kaplan brothers, Darryl, 13, Randy, 15, and Cary, 18, deserve their own Sports Hall of Fame - just to house the thousands of baseball cards and other memorabilia the North York trio have collected since they were in diapers
Way to play ball! The Kaplan brothers, Darryl, 13, Randy, 15, and Cary, 18, deserve their own Sports Hall of Fame - just to house the thousands of baseball cards and other memorabilia the North York trio have collected since they were in diapers
8/31/1988
They use diapers on these babies - cars get pampered, not washed at Coachworks/2
They use diapers on these babies - cars get pampered, not washed at Coachworks/2
3/15/1988
Angela and Gabriele Camaioni gaze in loving wonder at their son Alfonso, born 12 weeks prematurely on May 17 and weighing only 2 pounds, 1/2 ounce. Th(...)
Angela and Gabriele Camaioni gaze in loving wonder at their son Alfonso, born 12 weeks prematurely on May 17 and weighing only 2 pounds, 1/2 ounce. Th(...)
5/30/1978
First centennial baby born in Scarborough, Carol Jane Tidd celebrates her first birthday Monday-with only 20 more years to go before she gets the bene(...)
First centennial baby born in Scarborough, Carol Jane Tidd celebrates her first birthday Monday-with only 20 more years to go before she gets the bene(...)
6/14/1968
Advice to a wife and advice to a mother. Two volumes in one
Advice to a wife and advice to a mother. Two volumes in one
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