Fonant wrote:[You use a disposable liner, that goes down the loo
I think the two different methods are probably about equal,
What is clear, though, is that the landfill problem is a big one: West Sussex .
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unless they disintegrate in water as bog roll does, then i'll bet the water company aren't too happy about having to deal with them clogging up the sewage works.
landfill is a problem, but transferring the problem to the water company isn't a soultion. and remember, disposables use no drinking water in the household, which quite a bit of is required for flushing, rinsing, washing.
and then the extra drying
as i've said earlier...this decision is one that my wife & I make, and she WILL NOT have washables, even if i was in mind to have them. given that she is the boss, then hers is the casting vote
i would have also thought that given the costs and benefits of each, then they are probably equal.
however, you can keep banging on at me all you want...but better to preach to the non converted
and as for landfill/recycling, who here buys their beer in returnables like i do??
remember, REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE, in that order