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intimidated by _ cloth because it is so much better for the baby and for the environmenty," said Jill Lawrence, 30. lill, her husband, Mike, and their nineâ€"monthâ€"old daughter, Charlize, moved from Edmonton to Kitchenâ€" er in March to be near Jill‘s parents. From the moment when Charlize was born in an Alberta hospital, she began wearing cloth diapers. dst I con he gomg t gomg to « babries time As well Bear Both Local mom opens clothâ€"diaper business to help environment By Jennirer Ormston MThoerta Hoarnasl .ny F ‘Bear Bottoms‘ By Jennirer Ormston bor The Chromicle furniture ers, as well as many shelves of clean cloth diapers. Jill has done some research on the potential side effects of using disposâ€" able diapers. and her findâ€" is no service with the snaps in this area." said Jill. who thinks a small baby boom is happening in Waterloo Region. The couple begged their relatives for funding, and they are now working out of a warehouse that has three industrial washers and drvâ€" "There are places that sell cloth diapers, but there But when they moved to kitchener. they learned there is not a clothâ€"diaper service in the area like the one they had used out west And by that point. the couple was so fond of their cloth diapers with the snaps â€" rather than the oldâ€"fash ioned pins â€" that they decided to start a company of their own. Alberta. Everyone I know was using cloth diapers." Jill said. 1421 King St. N, St. Jacobs â€" STORE HOURS: Mon.â€"Thurs. 86: Fridays 8 Meanwhile, there are clothâ€"service dropâ€"off areas BUSINESS In Alberta. parents who take disposables into national parks must take them out when they leave. Ontarians‘ ‘:allliudes towards disposables need to change. she said. "But 1 don‘t know am â€" body who doesn‘t wrap up all the poop in the diaper and put it in the garbage as is. So we‘re basically entombing human waste in our landfills," said Jill. adding diapers are the third largest disposable item in the world. Meanwhile. in addition to this large quantity, it is estimated disposables take 500 vears to decompose, she said. "That‘s a longtime." As well, disposable dia per packages state human waste should be flushed down toilets. For instance,. some research has suggested the heat in disposables. caused by their plastic coating. may negatively impact a boy s ability to reproduce later in life. she said Fridays 8â€"9; Saturdays 8â€"5: Sundays in vanous locations around Jasper and Banff. "It‘s such a bis imsnd (519) 664â€"3301 such a big trend that‘s happening out there." said Jill. who hopes it is more than a passing fad. â€">~ _ CR e&e®r Cloth diapers h Continued on page 14 ave