There’s been a wave of new options for people who menstruate — period cups, period underwear, organic cotton tampons. Period underwear also winds up in the garbage. And, according to an analysis commissioned by Environmental Health News and Mamavation, many period products, including period underwear and pads and tampons advertised as organic, contained PFAS. But Prakash also recognizes companies want to move in the right direction — there just haven’t been great options available for compostable materials for period products. The growth potential of a compostable pad might be obvious to anyone who uses period products — Prakash regularly gets asked where her product can be purchased.

Source: The Star March 14, 2023 21:03 UTC