Yeah, we thought the same thing. How have diapers not changed for so many years? The truth is, big brand diaper companies haven't really needed to come up with another option. When the only thing that matters is stock price and profits, why would they want to spend time and money any other way? Besides... every child poops.
Over 20 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year in the U.S. alone, accounting for 3.5 million tons of waste. That's a lot of dumps dumped in dumps. Disposable diapers are the 3rd highest volume consumer item in landfills, and account for 30% of non bio-degradable waste.
Over the course of two years, a single baby accounts for 2000 pounds of discarded disposable in landfills— a literal ton of toxic waste.
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We chose bamboo for three reasons: it's crazy soft, ultra absorbent, and grows extremely fast without the need for chemicals, making it a perfect renewable resource.
Bamboo requires less water to produce compared to trees, and reach maturity 10x faster — bamboo can be harvested after 2-3 years, compared to 20-50 years for trees.
Aww yes, the story. Boo was born in Africa, Tanzania to be exact. We were driving through village after village on our way to safari. The most beautiful places you can imagine -- with piles of trash lining the roads. While chatting about it that night with a ranger and a PhD student, the answer was unfortunate, but made sense. People are more worried about surviving, than recycling. Yes, there are companies providing shoes and other resources, but that's not what they need.
What was one crucial item they couldn't afford? Diapers. Those that could afford them chose big brand diapers that took 500 years to decompose, because they were cheapest.
We realized if we're going to make a difference abroad, we needed something that people here would use... and love.
So here we are, on a mission to raise awareness that Sh*t Can Change The World, by providing some of the best damn disposable diaper around. Welcome to Boo.
The world doesn't need another diaper, the world needs a better diaper. A portion of the proceeds from every box help make the world a better place, locally and globally. By joining Boo you're helping to fund that mission one sh*t at a time, and empower communities that may not have the education or resources that you can't live without.
Our team is always looking for new organizations who are making a difference within their communities. From California to Africa, if their work is impactful and helps create self sustaining communities, we want to help.
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