[kalhayd2]

Love, love, love them. We use them for every meal and I don't have to worry about cleaning her bibs- I can just toss and go...

[MommaColleen]

Never heard of them. Are they just some kind of disposable bib?

I got a TON of bibs as gifts so Ialways have clean ones laying around.

[mollymae]

Are they environmentally friendly?

[JeanLynn81]

Jo no they are not. I don't know the exact numbers, but they are plastic, and therefore stick around in our landfills for a very long time.

I think these are a great product, but only if used in "on the go" situations and when the baby is younger. After a certain age, they are VERY easy to rip off. If you're like me, you'll prefer a cloth bib that snaps closed with a button, and not velcro when that happens.

But honestly, the guilt of filling up the landfills unecessarily made me not want to use them. I had no problem with carrying around a dirty, crusty bib until I got home. You can reuse a little plastic baggie for this over and over until the bibs are gone.

Alyssa doesn't even use bibs anymore. Half because she doesn't make much of a mess anymore, and half because I can't find one to fit her.

[kalhayd2]

! WOW! Well, the landfills wasn't on my mind when I was selecting bibs- but assume that energy using the washer and the vast majority of detergents isn't exactly envioronmentally friendly either. We'll stick with what works for us

[mollymae]

I don't think that a few bibs added to your normal wash load would actually impact the environment as much as making, transporting and then throwing out a piece of plastic. I think we should ALL consider the environment it's our kids and grandkids that will be left with a planet in mess. UK landfill will be full in 10 years time, these peoblem are becoming a reality for us, we are limited to how much rubbish we have collected and have to recycle and compost waste.

[kalhayd2]

I am sure the lanfills are filled to the brims with lots of products that we all abuse. Including disposable diapers and the #7 plastic containers from Gerber baby foods that you cannot recycle.
I'd love to be able to independently save the plant but that is not feasable.
I highly doubt that my use of a product that works for our family is going to cause more damage than washing machines, detergent, a plethora of plastic used in every day life. In fact, I am not entirely sure that the product is plastic to begin with since it does not say that it is- nor does it feel that way to me.
But, this topic wasn't about saving Mother Earth- it was about a product I found convenient. Ya'll chose not to use it- so be it. Works for us!
Not a particular fan of stains and "dirty crust bibs." But, that's me.

[purelegance]

i want to say it takes 1,000 years for a peice of plastic to degrade. i don't know why, but that number is really sticking in my head.

as for bibs, i gave up on them. it's easier to change her outfit than to fight with the bib. izzy does a pretty good job of keeping the mess off her clothes now though, it's just her messy messy face.

[mollymae]

We don't use bibs anymore either. I did use some disposable ones made of recycled paper when we went on holiday and doing laundry wasn't possible.

[Samual]

Well we don't use any environmentally damaging products as it is our children who will be left with the irreversable damage we have caused. We always use cloth bibs with wire inside the bottom to form a little catch it tray once solids are introduced, before that it's normally a free for all unless we are out then we use a towel.