Significance

• Disposable diapers are considered an environmental hazard by some because they are not biodegradable and introduce human waste into landfills. Cloth diapers are seen as better for the environment because they are used again and again, often for years. And the cloth is biodegradable.
  
  

Function

• A cloth diaper is often used with a diaper cover over it to keep the diaper from leaking. A disposable diaper is made with crystals inside the padding that soak up the urine and turn it into a gel.
  
  

Time Frame

• Many cloth diaper users believe that babies who wear cloth diapers are potty trained earlier than those who wear disposable diapers. The reason for the difference is believed to be that babies who wear cloth diapers can feel the wetness better than those wearing disposables, and they are more likely to cooperate with potty training for this reason.
  
  

Misconceptions

• Some people go into cloth diapering because they believe it will be cheaper. However, using a diaper service that comes and picks up old diapers and delivers clean ones, costs about the same as using disposable diapers.
  
  

Benefits

• There are new disposable diapers on the market that are partially biodegradable. Disposable diaper users can make their regular diapers more environmentally friendly by disposing of fecal matter in the toilet before throwing the diapers away.