The average woman uses around 12 000 pads and tampons in a lifetime. This contributes approximately 120 kg to landfill. In Australia, women contribute approximately 18 thousand metric tonnes of sanitary waste to landfill every year.
The sanitary waste disposal industry is huge. Sanitary disposal bins in businesses, offices, restaurants and public bathrooms contain chemicals and have to be emptied by special cleaners. The pads, tampons, plastic wrappers and toilet paper are then transported by special trucks to be either incinerated, or added to landfill. This costs businesses, councils and governments financially, and this is passed on to the people.
With a menstrual cup, your flow is simply washed down the drain or toilet, your cup is rinsed, and reused.
Buying a menstrual cup is also consumer action against climate change, and pollution of our planet.
The sanitary waste disposal industry is huge. Sanitary disposal bins in businesses, offices, restaurants and public bathrooms contain chemicals and have to be emptied by special cleaners. The pads, tampons, plastic wrappers and toilet paper are then transported by special trucks to be either incinerated, or added to landfill. This costs businesses, councils and governments financially, and this is passed on to the people.
With a menstrual cup, your flow is simply washed down the drain or toilet, your cup is rinsed, and reused.
Buying a menstrual cup is also consumer action against climate change, and pollution of our planet.