• Formula manufacturing is environmentally (as well as economically) costly:
  • the main ingredient in most formula is cow's milk, and cow excretion and flatulence are responsible for 1/3 of the world's methane emissions.
  • Formula packaging consumes several million tons of tin, glass, and paper every year.
  • Formula transportation contributes to pollution too.
  • Formula feeding equipment (bottles, teats, etc.) is mostly plastic and not very durable. Manufacturing and disposal of such equipment is environmentally costly.
  • Sterilizing feeding equipment and heating formula consumes energy.
• Breastmilk is environmentally perfect:
  • no pollution is created in its making.
  • No delivery costs--it's available right at the source.
  • No cleaning and sterilization problem--it's always clean.
  • No heating--it's always at the right temperature.
  • No packaging--it's taken right from the source.
  • No equipment to manufacture and dispose of.

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