Is breastmilk ” green”?
Yes. Breastmilk is produced and delivered to the consumer without any pollution, unnecessary packaging or waste. Most of the focus on the environmental effect of newborns is concentrated on the debate between cloth vs. disposable diapers, but the environmental consequences of formula feeding have far greater impact. It would require 135 million lactating cows occupying 43% of the surface of India just to substitute for the breastmilk produced by the women of India. If every child in America were fed on artificial foods, almost 86,000 tons of tin would be needed to produce 550 million cans of formula to meet the need. Large amounts of water, fuel, paper, glass, plastic, and rubber are required in the production, shipping, and preparation of formula. Additionally, formula feeding produces significant amounts of solid waste. Substituting cow’s milk for breastmilk is costly, causes waste, and uses valuable resources. How long should you breastfeed? All evidence points to the benefits of co
