Meaning of dry pail | Babel Free

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A small basket or bucket or hanging wet bag, usually with holes to allow for airflow and sometimes without a lid, used to store soiled cloth diapers or, very rarely, disposable diapers; a diaper pail without water or cleaning solution.

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“Other people have⟳ recommended a wastebasket with a tight-fitting lid. We didn't think⟳ at the time that that would provide⟳ enough odor containment; now I think⟳ that it would, for a dry pail system.”

“A dry diaper pail can be either a hard pail with a liner or a hanging pail (just the wet⟳ bag or liner). A dry pail isn’t exactly dry, since you fill⟳ it with wet⟳ diapers, but "dry" refers to not adding more water.”

“Wet⟳ pails have⟳ largely fallen out of favour. Many families successfully store dirty diapers in a wet⟳ bag or dry pail and wash⟳ on wash⟳ day. Modern washing machines, detergent, and changes in diapers has made this an unnecessary step for some families.”

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