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Removing poop from a disposable before throwing away?

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I have read on  here that  you are actually supposed to toss the poop in a diaper  in the toilet regardless of whether it  is a  disposable  or cloth.  I even read it on Pampers.com and a seventh generation diaper bag. Is it really illegal to throw the poop or is it just something that is recommended?
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  • MCMoo23MCMoo23

    I never do that...I wonder what others do Stick out tongue

    I have a hard enough time stomaching the poops both DD's have, let alone taking them into the bathroom to put the poop in the toilet. I just wrap it up in the diaper and throw them in the trash.  

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  • Hot Sauce on a StickHot Sauce on a Stick
    I have NEVER heard that....but I'm interested to see the responses...
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  • amykins1283amykins1283 member
    I don't even know how I would get DS poop out of his diaper.  It's super sticky!  Maybe when we start solids it will be easier to consider this, haha. 

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  • Marc's Mrs.Marc's Mrs. member
    imageMCMoo23:

    I never do that...I wonder what others do Stick out tongue

    I have a hard enough time stomaching the poops both DD's have, let alone taking them into the bathroom to put the poop in the toilet. I just wrap it up in the diaper and throw them in the trash.  

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  • IrishBrideNDIrishBrideND member

    i believe that is true, but most don't do it.

     

    but I honestly haven't looked it up since we don't use sposies.

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  • Bianca42Bianca42
    It would never have occurred to me to flush the poo from inside a disposable diaper instead of tossing it.  Hmmm....
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  • Sam78Sam78
    It is true - landfills are not equipped to deal with human waste so that the contaminants can seep out and enter the local water supply.  Don't know how you'd do it with newborn poo, but that's the recommendation.
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  • aocain02@yahoo.comaocain02@yahoo.com member
    If you can throw dog poop in the trash as long as it is in plastic bags, why would baby poop be any different? I may ask the environmental coordinator at my work about this today.
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  • carney09carney09 member

    imageamykins1283:
    I don't even know how I would get DS poop out of his diaper.  It's super sticky!  Maybe when we start solids it will be easier to consider this, haha. 

     

    This exactly!  Her poo is like cake batter.  I'm certainly not going to SCRAPE it off the diaper to throw in my toilet.  ew.  Maybe if she was pooing turds...but not now.  LMAO!

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  • Flowr4246Flowr4246 member

    imageBianca42:
    It would never have occurred to me to flush the poo from inside a disposable diaper instead of tossing it.  Hmmm....

    This exactly - I thought the whole point of a disposable was to limit the amount of interaction you had with the grossness.

     
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  • smileyonesmileyone

    Wow I've never heard of that...

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  • rnfromtnrnfromtn member
    Does that mean I should do the same with the adult waste I encouter at work?  Yeah, I don't think so......
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  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    I do that because it helps to keep the stink down in the nursery.  I started doing this once she started solids and the poo bulked up.
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  • homebirdhomebird member

    Yes, you are supposed to dump the poop but almost no one does (unless you use cloth, like we do). As someone else stated, landfills can't properly handle the human waste. Breastfeed poop is water soluble (don't know about formula poop, but i would assume it's similar) so you don't have to worry about that. But when the poops become more solid, they're supposed to be dumped in the toilet.



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  • krystal0707krystal0707 member
    imageFlowr4246:

    imageBianca42:
    It would never have occurred to me to flush the poo from inside a disposable diaper instead of tossing it.  Hmmm....

    This exactly - I thought the whole point of a disposable was to limit the amount of interaction you had with the grossness.

    Both of these are my thoughts exactly.  Like PP, it would be way too difficult to get DS's poop out of the diaper, let alone into the toilet without making a mess.  Ick!

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  • Mirage222Mirage222
    My sister is 11 years younger than me and I remember my mom doing that with her diapers, I always thought that was weird, but that makes sense about the landfills.
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  • krystal0707krystal0707 member
    imagehomebird:

    Breastfed poop is water soluble (don't know about formula poop, but i would assume it's similar) so you don't have to worry about that. But when the poops become more solid, they're supposed to be dumped in the toilet.

    ::breaths sign of relief::  (for now)

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  • smittysoupsmittysoup

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    Does that mean I should do the same with the adult waste I encouter at work?  Yeah, I don't think so......

    Yes. 

    It is illegal to throw human waste in the garbage because it gets into our ground water. 

    I know people do it anyway, but you aren't supposed to.  If you put it in the toilet (or the washing machine with CDs) it goes into the sewage system where it is treated in waste management facilities.

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member
    Technically it's considered hazardous/biowaste and shouldn't be thrown away. But no one enforces it as a rule.
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  • adcffaaadcffaa member
    I've been diapering every day for the past 6 years (foster mom) and have never put the poop in the toilet first. My MIL puts all dirty diapers in the recylcing bin even though I told her its not recyclable, she disagrees.
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  • CheriLooWhoCheriLooWho
    I have never heard of that.  I wouldn't do it anyway.  I'm really not into playing with DD's poop.  Ew.
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  • smittysoupsmittysoup

    imageadcffaa:
    I've been diapering every day for the past 6 years (foster mom) and have never put the poop in the toilet first. My MIL puts all dirty diapers in the recylcing bin even though I told her its not recyclable, she disagrees.

    First of all, that's so awesome that you are a foster mom.  Yes

    But why announce you've been breakin the law for 6 years? LOL.  Just because you've been doing it for a long time doesn't make it ok...

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  • bb80bb80 member

    imageadcffaa:
    I've been diapering every day for the past 6 years (foster mom) and have never put the poop in the toilet first. My MIL puts all dirty diapers in the recylcing bin even though I told her its not recyclable, she disagrees.

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  • Hulahoop1234Hulahoop1234
    imagekrystal0707:
    imageFlowr4246:

    imageBianca42:
    It would never have occurred to me to flush the poo from inside a disposable diaper instead of tossing it.  Hmmm....

    This exactly - I thought the whole point of a disposable was to limit the amount of interaction you had with the grossness.

    Both of these are my thoughts exactly.  Like PP, it would be way too difficult to get DS's poop out of the diaper, let alone into the toilet without making a mess.  Ick!

    We have been flushing DS' poop for 5 months.  It's really not a big deal.

    We CD, but he is FF, so he has the pb/cake batter poo too.  Nothing a diaper sprayer can't handle.  Many CD moms scrape.  Again, not a big deal.  It's just baby poop, yeesh.

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  • carney09carney09 member
    Hmmm if 99% of the population doesn't throw the poop in the toilet and it ends up in our landfills, then whats happening to it?  Its not getting into our water, otherwise wouldn't we all be getting sick?  Serious question.
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    Yes. Fecal matter should not be sitting in a dump.
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  • Kanne0729Kanne0729 member
    I read that on Pampers.com as well and I was surprised because I have never heard of doing that.
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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member

    imagecarney09:
    Hmmm if 99% of the population doesn't throw the poop in the toilet and it ends up in our landfills, then whats happening to it?  Its not getting into our water, otherwise wouldn't we all be getting sick?  Serious question.

    It's not as simple as "throw away poopy diaper, goes into landfill, seeps into groundwater, people drink it, everyone explodes with E coli"

    There's a threshold level, and it would have to get into groundwater associated with wells, etc. But it can happen, and it's one of the issues with disposing of fecal matter. I'm not familiar with wells, so I don't know how often they're tested for fecal coliform bacteria, if at all.

    ETA: That's kind of like saying, "We're all supposed to wear seatbelts, but if no one really did, wouldn't we all be dying in car crashes?" Not a perfect analogy, but you get my drift.

    Look, I'm not a militant CDer, and I've been known to throw a poopy 'sposie in the trash, but I am aware that this has the potential to cause problems.

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  • kimandjaredkimandjared member
    Not trying to be rude, but if it's that big of a deal then why haven't most people heard about doing this? Why isn't it widely publicized that that is what we should be doing if it's that hazardous.
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  • KristenBtobeKristenBtobe member
    We flush our older child's poo.
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  • homebirdhomebird member

    imagekimandjared:
    Not trying to be rude, but if it's that big of a deal then why haven't most people heard about doing this? Why isn't it widely publicized that that is what we should be doing if it's that hazardous.

    This is probably flame-worthy, but I think it's because our culture puts a lot of importance on convenience. It's obviously much easier to just dump everything in the trash can instead of disposing of the poop properly.

    Like someone else stated, it's not a given that poop in the landfills = hazardous drinking water. It's just that there's a chance that it could happen because that's not what landfills are for. That's what water treatment facilities are for. imo, why would you take that chance? Might as well dispose of human waste properly. But, I'm sort of biased because I cloth diaper and I'm just crunchy-granola like that. :)


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  • JennicapJennicap member
    Yes most states state that it is illegal to through away human fecal matter, people do it all the time

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