What's the Best Diaper Disposal Product?

[Toronto]

I use the diaper genie but honestly I haven't used anything else so I have nothing to compare it to. You guys mention spending "tons" of money on refills, but the refills last so long. Used several times a day, each refill has lasted me 2 months each and I don't have that many extra grocery bags laying around as I use them in my garbage can. I got 6 refills for our baby shower and I have to somehow find a way to exchange 4 of them for the next step as my son's now moved onto the next stage. A few dollars each so I wouldn't say I spend a ton of money at all and the genie individually wraps each diaper to hold the odour in.

[volan]

I've used a Diaper Genie, and I didn't like it. It really smelled bad and it broke after a year of use. After the Diaper Genie I got a Neat diaper pale. The downside of the Neat is that you have to buy special refills, you can't use ordinary kitchen garbage bags, but the upside is that there was no smell. You can actually keep the diaper pale in the same room as the baby and not worry about the smell.

On a side note, I saw at Wal Mart has a Diaper Genie II. Has anyone used it? Is it any good?

[jerryhung]

I've used a Diaper Genie, and I didn't like it. It really smelled bad and it broke after a year of use. After the Diaper Genie I got a Neat diaper pale. The downside of the Neat is that you have to buy special refills, you can't use ordinary kitchen garbage bags, but the upside is that there was no smell. You can actually keep the diaper pale in the same room as the baby and not worry about the smell.

On a side note, I saw at Wal Mart has a Diaper Genie II. Has anyone used it? Is it any good?

Diaper Genie 2 is $36.99 at Baby R'us
Review seems very positive (and most people say it doesn't smell)
http://www.amazon.com/Playtex-Diaper...4946936&sr=8-1

[patrob]

Wow, that just seems so unneccessarily wasteful to me! A plastic bag thrown out for every single diaper? It's bad enough throwing diapers into landfills, but that just compounds the problem. At least using the pail system system cuts down on the plastic going into the garbage.

Sorry to disappoint you but who said that I put one diaper at a time...I put several dirty diapers in one bag (depending on bag size) & many times I open the original bag & fill in with more diapers. Also many times don't use bags at all, just wrap them up with the velcro tabs & throw out with NO bags So even less waste than using ANY system at all

[NSMum]

Twins here as well and we just either throw them right in the garbage or use a plastic bag, tie it shut when it's full and into the garbage it goes. I had a diaper genie with my first ds and I didn't find it any better than just throwing the diapers straight into the garbage. I personally wouldn't bother with one(and we have two babies) I do have a plug in air freshener (made by Method--environmentally and people friendly) near the garbage so that may help with the diaper smell as well.

[patrob]

Twins here as well and we just either throw them right in the garbage or use a plastic bag, tie it shut when it's full and into the garbage it goes. I had a diaper genie with my first ds and I didn't find it any better than just throwing the diapers straight into the garbage. I personally wouldn't bother with one(and we have two babies) I do have a plug in air freshener (made by Method--environmentally and people friendly) near the garbage so that may help with the diaper smell as well.

Since we both have Twins & manage without any "Diaper Genie system", that should tell others who are thinking of buying one, something to think about... Just to have one because others have it...no point. So save your money for those diapers that you will definitely need