This World Environment Day..find out how you can switch to sustainable menstrual hygiene habits.
In Part 1 of this solo episode, I go through the what, why and how of Menstrual Cups. Let me know if this helps!
You can watch the demo of the usage of the menstrual cup on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmnjJTPZ9eniTqmfoziY8w
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1. Every year, an average woman trashes about 150 kilograms of nonbiodegradable waste. In India alone, 12.3 billion pads are wasted annually, and 1,13,000 metric tons of annual menstrual waste. [https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/brief/menstrual-health-and-hygiene]
2. Conventional disposable sanitary napkins tend to be made of 90% plastic. If we consider the additional materials, such as packaging, plastic wings,
adhesives and super absorbent gels (plastic) – each pad contains the equivalent of four plastic bags.
[https://www.cps.iitb.ac.in/disposable-sanitary-napkins-a-case-of-single-use-plastic/#:~:text=However%20most%20disposable%20pads%2C%20especially,food%20chain%20in%20some%20form]