The right to healthy period products is not a privilege
Toxic chemicals have no place in period products. Join the fight!
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Health
Toxic chemicals in period products: do you want to minimize exposure?
After use, conventional period products end up in incinerators or landfills, where they further contribute to toxic emissions and releases that undermine the health of the planet.
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Women are disproportionally affected by toxic plastics
The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics highlights that ” women face a disproportionate amount of the burden of plastic pollution”.
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HEJSupport Interview with Jana Girdauskas, Founder and Education Manager at The Period Purse
“Let’s reduce the stigma, let’s talk about periods more, let’s know more about it.”
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Phthalates are more ubiquitous than was previously known – and are commonly found in menstrual products
Phthalates are plasticizer chemicals found in a variety of products designed for daily use.
Exposure to this class of chemicals has been associated with several adverse health effects
New study findes endocrine disrupting chemicals in feminine hygiene products
Many of the tested products contained harmful chemicals.
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Life After Toxic Shock Syndrome: Healing through Activism
Despite everything she’s been through, Wasser is not letting her past negative experiences hold her back.
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SINGLE-USE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, BABY NAPPIES & WET WIPES: Investigating the impact of these single-use items across Europe
Single-use menstrual products, baby nappies and wet wipes can cause serious health and environmental problems during their production use and disposal.
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Dismantling Period Stigma in Sport
Adapted from ‘Why periods must no longer be a taboo subject in sport’ by Louise Lawless from The Irish Times. Publication available at: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/why-periods-must-no-longer-be-a-taboo-subject-in-sport-1.3966173?mode=amp
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Period Product Brands to Get
Adapted from “50 brands that will help you go zero waste” by Phoebe Young, from pebble magazine. Publication available at https://pebblemag.com/magazine/living/50-brands-to-help-you-go-zero-waste
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