Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beyond their plastic applicators, tampons can include plastic in their wrappers, strings and rayon mixed in with the cotton.

While girls her age around the world attend school and enjoy learning, 14-year-old Susan, * not her real name, from Imaroro Ward in Kajiado District, moans in pain. Not only is she suffering from ...

Imagine every period you’ve ever had, heaped in a dumpsite. Every pad, tampon, their wrappers stacked on each other in a bloated state, and relentlessly piling up for months, years, decades, centuries ...

In recent years, many menstrual product manufacturers have focused on developing products that cause less harm to the environment. From menstrual cups to absorbent period underwear, products are being ...

Scientist Soumya Swaminathan released a report on World Environment Day on June 5 about the use of menstrual cups -- a method for managing menstrual hygiene and for reducing the generation of total ...

Come May, Menstrual Equity Activists will distribute free menstrual cups on campus. The initiative is in partnership with CampusCup, a national campaign for menstrual cup use on college campuses.

Baghpat District Administration, in partnership with UNICEF and the Indian Red Cross Society, has launched NIRA. This initiative provides eco-friendly cotton reusable menstrual pads to women and girls ...

They have been around since the 1930s, and still, many who menstruate are unaware of the alternative to pads and tampons: the menstrual cup. They’re safe and effective, and can save money and reduce ...

The Karnataka government has decided to scale up the distribution of menstrual cups across the state following the successful implementation of a pilot project in select districts. The initiative, led ...