Students Invent Eco-Friendly Sanitary Pads, Win A Cash Reward Worth Rs 75000!
In a country where most of the women don't use sanitary napkins during their period, it's ironical that sanitary napkins generate kilo-loads of non-degradable waste which pollutes our environment. Menstrual pollution is now an actual crisis which can be remedied only by treating it as a serious health issue. According to a report by AC Nielsen, only 12% of India’s 355 million menstruating women use sanitary pads and the remaining choose alternatives like unsanitized cloth, newspaper, and husk sand. These pose a high-risk to women's health. According to 'periodofchange', a campaign started under the 'Kachra' project, an average woman generates about 150 kg of non-biodegradable menstrual waste every year. Because ninety percent of napkins contain plastic, the waste generated leaves the environment choking. In an effort to combat this environmental hazard from spreading further, two students Niveda R and Gowtham S, who are presently studying fashion