Using cloth diapers is better for the environment than disposable diapers.

使用布尿布要比免洗尿布环保。

Oh...disposable diaper. Well, apparently we don't care about the environment.

噢… … 抛弃式尿布。嗯，很显然我们不在意环境吼。

A customer turned off by rising prices for Pampers disposable diapers, for example, might start using cloth alternatives instead.

例如，一位被帮宝适一次性纸尿裤的价格上涨吓跑的顾客，可能会开始用布尿片替代纸尿裤。

Scientists compared the walking gaits of 60 babies who were either naked, wore a thin disposable diaper or a thick cloth diaper.

科学家们比较了60个婴儿走路的行走步态，这些婴儿要么不戴尿布，要么戴上了薄的尿不湿，要么戴上了厚的棉尿布。

Most disposable diapers are made with layers of blended materials to increase absorbency, including this fluffy part, which is made from wood pulp.

大多数一次性纸尿裤都是由多层混合材料制成的，以增加吸水性，包括这个绒毛部分，它是由木浆制成的。

Why don't you just use disposable diapers?

为什么不用一次性的尿布啊？

Hydrogels are all around us, in soft contact lenses, disposable diapers, even food.

水凝胶无处不在，存在于软性隐形眼镜、一次性尿布，甚至食物中。

As the world moves away from single-use plastics, disposable diapers will likely be firmly in the cross hairs of regulators.

随着世界远离一次性塑料，一次性尿布可能会成为监管机构的目标。

However, the plastic waste generated by disposable diapers is just too much to overlook in terms of tangible environment impact.

然而，就有形环境影响而言，一次性尿布产生的塑料垃圾实在是不容忽视。

The average daily plastic consumption of each disposable diaper wearing child is reportedly equivalent to seven single-use plastic bags.

据报道，每个穿着一次性尿布的儿童平均每天消耗的塑料量相当于七个一次性塑料袋。

Most disposable diapers wind up in landfills, where it's estimated they can take up to 500 years to degrade, releasing methane gas and microplastics into the surrounding environment.

大多数一次性尿布最终会进入垃圾填埋场，据估计它们可能需要长达 500 年的时间才能降解， 将甲烷气体和微塑料释放到周围环境中。

Lobbyists that work with disposable diaper manufacturers say that water and electricity usage from washing cloth diapers and the environmental impact of producing the cotton they're made of make them less eco-friendly than their disposable counterparts.

与一次性尿布制造商合作的游说者表示，洗涤布尿布的用水和电力消耗以及生产它们所用的棉花对环境的影响使得它们不如一次性尿布环保。

According to the EPA, in 2018, disposable diapers accounted for 8% of non-durable goods in municipal solid waste streams. Non-durable household waste includes items like plastic plates and cups, which have a usage lifetime of less than three years.

根据 EPA 的数据， 2018 年，一次性尿布占城市固体废物流中非耐用品的 8%。 非耐用生活垃圾包括塑料盘子和杯子等使用寿命不到三年的物品。