Everyone has a different setup for dealing with their “to-be-laundered” diapers.  I think when you’re new to cloth diapering, you may have to fiddle around until you find what works for you.  But an issue that is near and dear to all of our hearts is how to combat stink from the diaper pail.  Because that stuff can build up and take over FAST if we’re not careful!

My method is this:  We have a changing table set up in our half bath downstairs, where the vast majority of diapers are changed in this house.  This way the diaper sprayer is right there, a stink with warm water for cloth wipes is right there and the diaper pail is also right there.  But just because all of this is in a bathroom doesn’t mean I want it to stink any more than it has to.  In fact, I want it to stink LESS because that room doesn’t need help stinking, am I right?  When the weather is nice, I open the small window we have in there for ventilation, but I’ve noticed I can keep it smelling decent in there even with the window shut.

I purchased a cheap kitchen trash can at Walmart.  It’s a simple Rubbermaid-style 13 gallon trash can with a lid that has an opening that slides open and closed.  What I do is spray the inside and the lid with Lysol and then put in the pail liner.  I use the Wahmies brand and it fits perfectly.  The added bonus is the little hemp patch located inside the liner that you can drop some essential oil onto it to further control odors.  My local store didn’t have anything like that, so I purchased a Glade plug-in essential oil refill and I use that on the patch of fabric.  It works great!  The liner goes into the wash with the diapers so it’s super easy to take care of (and I don’t have to touch any dirty diapers!).

Between the closed pail, the Lysol on the can on laundry day, and the liner with the hemp patch, our bathroom has never smelled BETTER.

So what to do YOU do to combat diaper pail stink?  I love to hear everyone’s solutions!

Tags: diaper pail, pail liners, stink, Wahmies