New Delhi (CNN) Kristin Kagetsu left the United States in 2014 with an idea: to bring sanitary pads to India. According to a 2011 study by market research firm Nielsen, only 12% of Indian women use sanitary pads during menstruation. A woman creates compostable sanitary pads from banana fiber, a byproduct of fruit production. Then they decided to manufacture their own compostable sanitary pads using banana fibers, a byproduct of fruit production. Slowly changing viewsThe pads Saathi produces are biodegradable and can be upcycled to compost or biogas after use.

Source: CNN March 08, 2017 12:56 UTC