I was practically jumping on my keyboard to write about this. I just found out about Wee Generation, a collaboration of eco-powerhouses Seventh Generation, babystyle (ok, they’re new to the green scene, but still a powerhouse), Healthy Child Healthy World, environmental design expert William McDonough, and fast-forward design firm IDEO. This green dream team is gearing up to design an ultimate diaper bag - one that is functional, hip, and above all, Cradle-to-Cradle certified. Meaning, from the moment the bag is in development to the moment it’s in your hands, and as they put it, when it’s ready for “the great recycling bin in the sky,” the bag will be eco-friendly for all.
This is where YOU come in. Help design the bag by sharing your best and worst diaper bag stories, and voting for others’ cheers and jeers. Don’t hesitate to write about poop, leaking, tears, smells, dad/mom designs, anything your diaper bag put you through. They want to hear it all! You can get on the waiting list to receive news about it (around the end of the year), and win some AMAZING goodies - these guys don’t mess around! So, go write, enter, and dream about that diaper bag!
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best part of a diaperbag for me would be a key clip, so I don’t have to search the bottom of my bag when were in a rush.
I’m in agreement on the keyclip–a nice, little compartment to keep pacifiers clean and accessible would be good, too. But here’s an absolute must: A built-in thermal compartment that will fit one or two bottles and keep them cold. I’m constantly having to put bottles in thermal sleeves which are inconvenient and take up room in the bag. And even if people make their formula on the fly these compartments would keep bottles at the ready and upright.
Two water bottle pockets are a must! One for my own water bottle and one for a bottle for my baby.
The key clip is great…water bottle space good too. But here’s what I need - Can the whole thing be turned inside out and popped into the washer AND dryer? Once a zippy bag of veggies goes bad, or missed sippy cup of milk…there’s no “airing it out” to get rid of the reek. I’ve hosed down bags before, then ended up passing them on to the kiddos to use for play bags for their dolls. Need a closeable pocket on the outside for my cell phone…and also zipping pocket on the inside for I.D. and carousel change!
As you might know, gDiapers are the first and only Cradle to Cradle certified diaper. That means that everything that goes into making a gDiapers flushable gets reabsorbed by the planet in a neutral or helpful way.
So, you can imagine how thrilled we were to hear about the new Cradle to Cradle Certified Diaper Bag sweepstakes being put on by our friends at Wee Generation.
So excited, that we think the diaper bag should contain the first and only Cradle to Cradle certified diapers. So, we are offering the grand prize winner of the sweepstakes a lifetime’s supply. That’s 5,000 gDiapers!
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