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PANAJI
Waste Less Collective organised a waste-less picnic-style event at Bhagwan Mahavir Children’s Park in Campal on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day.
Urban designer and Waste Less Collective curator Sareetha Sudhakaran spoke to the group about sustainable menstrual hygiene and urged women to adopt menstrual health practices that are hygienic and eco-friendly.
Sudhakaran began the talk and demo by asking the gathered women to create a simple sketch of the female reproductive system and to label its parts to make them aware of their own body.
She then proceeded to demonstrate the use of and explain the benefits and drawbacks of the available menstrual health products.
The urban designer sought to highlight the health hazard of wrongly giving sanitary napkins to the municipal waste collectors who sift through the garbage manually. She also spoke about the fact that sanitary products from popular brands containing plastics and locally produced bio-degradable sanitary napkins are both disposed off in a similar manner by the municipal system owing to lack of awareness.
She encouraged the gathering to evaluate the carbon footprints of their choices while also prioritising their own health. “There is an entire range of alternatives available for us to chose from. This includes biodegradable sanitary napkins, washable cloth pads and period panties.”
