Go ahead, let your kids splash around in that kiddie pool. Just remember that you're killing the Earth while they're doing it.
Okay, maybe I'm being a little harsh. But based on this item from the environmental Web site Grist.com, there really is no green version of the backyard pool. Both the hard, plastic kind and the inflatable ones are made from PVC/vinyl, which is not good for the environment and potentially hazardous to our health. And then there is that whole business of using all that excess water, which isn't environmentally sound either.
Grist recommends taking the boys and girls to a public wading pool. Or, if you have to go the kiddie pool route, buy a used one at a yard sale so as not to add more PVC material to the global mix. It seems weird to me that there isn't some eco-friendly alternative here. Maybe some savvy manufacturer can come up with one before next summer.
All I know is that I'm afraid to even ask what's wrong with the Slip and Slide.
Photo: Grist.com
