What To Do With Your Cloth Diapers When You Do Not Need Them Anymore

Your baby has finally potty trained, and you no longer need your diapers. What do you do with them? We posted this question on our Facebook page, and this is what our fans had to say:

• save them for another baby
• donate them to a local diaper bank
• sell them
• donate them to a family who needs them
• use them for rags
• loan them out to friends/family
• repurposing prefolds into trainers
• donate to a friend or family member
• donate to a shelter
• donate to a foster home

We love these sustainable ideas. On this post, we would like to focus on donations. There are certainly many organizations or individuals who can benefit greatly from your donation. First look in your own community, and if you cannot donate locally, look to national or international charities. Here is a list that we have compiled for ideas on who you can donate to: Locally and/or Nationally

• Friends/family
• Diaper banks
• Pregnancy centers
• County health departments
• Shelters
• Loaves N Fishes
• Foster Homes

Nationally:

• Cloth Cooperative: Donors offer their diapers to a recipient
• Giving Diapers, Giving Hope: Accepts diapers which are repairable

By State:

• Delaware: Operation Fluff Planet
• Florida: Cloth My Heart
• Georgia: Cloth for Every Bum
• Indiana: Heiny Helpers
• Kentucky: Tomahawk Sustainment Mission
• Maine: Cloth Diaper Maine
• Michigan: Fluffy Wishes
• North Carolina: Sweet Cheeks Diaper Kits
• Oklahoma: Cloth Diaper Oklahoma
• Texas: DFW Cloth Diaper Project
• Washington: Cutie Bondoonies Diaper Kits
• Multiple: Cotton Babies Share the Love program

International:

• Orphanages (They are always very thankful to receive diaper donations)
• Nappy Libraries (similar to diaper banks)
• Cloth For a Cause: (Canada) Accepts diapers which are repairable

Tips

• Diapers need to be clean and odor free, and free of defects so that they are useable, unless otherwise specified.
• For orphanages, they have limited water/detergent resources, and need options that are durable and easy to clean. Prefolds with covers are usually the best option for donations.
• Make sure that the diapers are clean and completely dry before storing or sending.

If you know of a charity or organization that would accept cloth diapers that I have forgotten, please let us know!

~Sonya