Close to 20 billion pads, tampons, and applicators enter North American landfills every year. The mind-boggling generation of waste is just one in a series of serious environmental impacts created by feminine hygiene products. Is it possible to green your period?
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Low Flow
Each method of birth control has its own set of environmental considerations, but some can reduce or even eliminate menstruation. If you use birth control, choosing such a method could remove you from the 26 percent of the world’s population who need to use some kind of period product every month.
Disposables
For most Americans, disposable pads and tampons are the default. Pads contain cotton and plastics, primarily LDPE, which produces more greenhouse gases than…