This Irish initiative aims to make having a period a stress-free experience. A company based in West Cork has launched a subscription service that delivers eco-friendly period products through your letter box on a monthly or quarterly basis. Riley aims to offer a convenient and sustainable alternative to non-recyclable period products. The company’s mission is […]
5 years ago
On Saturday, February 8, the country will go to the polls for a General Election that seems to have been both coming for ages and happening all of a sudden. With new pledges and policy documents being launched almost every day, you could spend every waking hour between now and casting your vote reading and […]
6 years ago
A fantastic move. Today is a great day. It has been announced that free sanitary products will be available in schools in England from September of this year. The government confirmed the news today. Chancellor Philip Hammond made the announcement in his Spring Statement in what is a great victory for ‘period poverty’ campaigners. The […]
7 years ago
Flushing pads, tampons, and sanitary related products down the toilet is seriously harming the environment. Research has shown that the number of plastic-based menstrual products flushed down the toilet every day is polluting the ocean and having a detrimental effect on marine life. About 700,000 panty liners, 2.5 million tampons and 1.4 million sanitary towels are […]
8 years ago