Why menstrual cups are Eco-Friendly?

All that menstrual fluid has to go somewhere. Can you believe that every year over 100 billions of tampons, applicators and panty liners ends up flushed in toilets around the world contributing to ocean plastic that never breaks down. Spreading at alarming speed with disastrous and irreversible effect to the ecosystems.

 A woman will use on average 325 tampons a year (!!!) One menstrual cup can last more than 10 years when cared for properly. Even at one person scale the impact is huge. You can just switch to cups and make your period zero waste avoiding all this unecessary pollution. You won’t need to buy anything else to collect your menstrual flow. By doing so you will save yourself a lot of money too.

We always just speak of the waste generated after use but how about the energy and resources spent on producing tampons and sanitary pads? After their brief moment of utility, those products usually end up in the trash. How about their packaging, wraps, fibers, plastic, bleach etc.. Made by huge industrials who just get richer with no consideration for our planet and health whatsoever.

Plastic kills around 1 million sea birds and 100,000 sea mammals, marine turtles and countless fish yearly around the world. It is up to each of us to reduce our waste to try to turn this around before it’s too late. What ever disposable item you replace in your life by a reusable one is your contribution to a cleaner world. Every little bit counts.

About half of the world’s population menstruates, and yet conversations about feminine hygiene and the ecological impact of product choices woman, wasn’t spoken about. In fact, the taboo surrounding menstrual periods stunted the development of new products with little to no innovations for over 80 years. The menstrual cup is the solution for zero waste periods.

We always just speak of the waste generated after use but how about the energy and resources spent on producing tampons and sanitary pads? After their brief moment of utility, those products usually end up in the trash. How about their packaging, wraps, fibers, plastic, bleach etc.. Made by huge industrials who just get richer with no consideration for our planet and health whatsoever.

Unfortunately, not every woman in the world has access to sanitary products, dirty rags, soil, tree bark, paper are being used as protection making it a health hazard to themselves leading to infection and sometimes death. Menstrual cups are a great alternatives in third world country because of its durability, it is reusable for many years and requires only boiling water to sanitize it making it perfectly safe to use even for women living in very basic conditions.

Ruby Cup, a great cup with a great purpose who first started in Nairobi, Kenya has set up a “Buy One Give One” business model. For every Ruby Cup purchased they give one to a girl in need helping her to stay in school. If you want to support them get yourself a Ruby Cup.