Welcome
We are a cloth diaper rental company based in Sacramento, with extended service to the Bay Area and Central Valley. We are helping families go green, with 100% cotton re-usable diaper inserts that are better for your baby and the environment.
The Modern Cloth Diaper Service
Tidy Diaper Co. proudly serves Northern and Central California from its Sacramento location. It is our mission to provide the absolute highest quality cloth diaper service from top to bottom (no pun intended): from the quality control of the diaper supply to the timely delivery service and also, the pleasantly friendly office staff.
Our goal is to provide everything for the new baby's entire diapering cycle. And of course, with the faster potty-training, imagine all the time and extra money saved during a 1 1/2 to 3 year diapering cycle (especially when your little one is already in training pants). Refering to a study published in The New York Times, 1999, regarding an average of 12 months earlier potty-training with cloth-diaper users than disposable users.
As far as the Green Movement is concerned, you can be confident knowing that using cloth diapers versus using disposable diapers will reduce tons of diapers going into our local landfills. Although we currently use gasoline in our delivery vans, the amount of gas being used in our deliveries in comparison to the amount of disposables not entering our landfills leaves a smaller carbon footprint than from the manufacturing and disposing of disposables. Using cloth diapers and cleaning them at home is a great alternative plan for using disposables also. We also encourage that, however, if you don't want to deal with the mess or the time doing this yourself at home, this is where we come in. And yes, we are seeking alternative fuel vehicles at this time to replace our current delivery vans.
A few other benefits include zero skin rash, ultra convenience, and an endless supply of fresh clean diapers delivered to your door once a week. No more late runs to the supermarket. No more rash creams to buy for diaper rash. And most importantly, no more raking, rinsing, or fuss: just toss the soiled diaper into the diaper hamper and we do the rest.
How can I help our environment and our community?
"In 2018, the recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery and landfilling of MSW saved over 193 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2E)" (Environmental Protection Agency).
- Reduces carbon footprint
- Reduces landfill waste
- Less harmful chemicals
- Reusable options
- Economic savings
What is in our landfills?
MSW = Municipal Solid Waste
12.2% MSW in 2018 was plastics
... that is 35,680,000 tons...
How do diapers contribute to landfill waste?
- 92% of disposable diapers will ultimately get buried in landfills.
- Disposable diapers take at least 500 years to decompose.
- Babies will use about 6000 diapers during their first two years of life.
- 95% of mothers in the U.S. solely use disposable diapers for their children.
Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). National Overview: Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes and Recycling. EPA. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials#Landfilling
Medaris, A., & Woodward, A. (2021, May 25). I want to have kids but I worry about the impact on climate change. how can I move forward guilt-free? Insider. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://www.insider.com/should-you-have-kids-worried-about-climate-change-2021-5
Davidson, L. (2023, February 4). Diaper Facts and Statistics in 2023 (latest U.S. data). Parenting Mode. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://parentingmode.com/diaper-facts/
Cloth Diaper Benefits
- Reduced risk of diaper rash
- Chemical-free
- Better for the environment
- Cost-effective
- Does not contain any synthetic materials
Cost Savings
- According to Forbes Magazine, " ...We are saving $1000-$1200 by using cloth over the life of diapering our children" (Bahney).
- Monthly, Parents are spending $130-$160 a month on disposable diapers.
- The average diapering span in the U.S. is between 18 months and 30 months, which can amount to $6,200.
- According to Lauren Davidson, "1 in 3 mothers cut back on basic essentials to afford diapers for their children" (Davidson).
- Children potty train faster which also results in savings.
Bahney, A. (2021, June 30). Money, tim e, the environment? what do cloth diapers really save? Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabahney/2014/10/17/money-time-the-environment-what-do-cloth-diapers-really-save/?sh=1241c38a491f
Davidson, L. (2023, February 4). Diaper Facts and Statistics in 2023 (latest U.S. data). Parenting Mode. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://parentingmode.com/diaper-facts/