Safe disposal of diapers

[emyj]

I am having trouble disposing used diapers and wonder how people dispose them in a safe and responsible manner. I have seen many double them up in grocery bags and put them in the trash on trash day. Most of them suggest taking help of eco-friendly disposal services,  gas station trashcans or public trashcans. Even bagged and outside, they are gonna smell within 10 feet. Can someone suggest good ways to tackle this problem? 

[pipsqueak]

Aug 18, 2017 5:26:13 GMT -5 emyj said:

I am having trouble disposing used diapers and wonder how people dispose them in a safe and responsible manner. I have seen many double them up in grocery bags and put them in the trash on trash day. Most of them suggest taking help of eco-friendly disposal services,  gas station trashcans or public trashcans. Even bagged and outside, they are gonna smell within 10 feet. Can someone suggest good ways to tackle this problem? 

Well, since most former members of this board used cloth diapers.....we removed the poop to the toilet (which you're supposed to do with disposable diapers as well) and we washed the diapers and reused them until our children potty trained or otherwise outgrew them.  Since the diapers only sat dirty for 48-72 hours max before washing there is little issue with stinking diapers.

[emyj]

      @pipsqueak
Thank you. Wise advise :-) Practical too.

[Rogue]

Another trick i have heard is to keep them in a more open container. Better air flow helps the diapers dry and not smell so bad. We use a combination of disposable and cloth. The steps are the same with different containers. If baby eats solids, You dump the poop in the toilet then Toss the diaper in the pail. 1 to 2 days later empty the pail into the outdoor trash. Either way you have some residual smell just from the baby pooping but it goes away quickly after the diaper is changed. SO uses air fresheners for that initial stink.

[emyj]

Rogue
Thank you Rogue :-) Keeping open should definitely work. Huh... I always keep air freshener handy.