Goods 4 Girls and Gladrags March 3, 2008
I’m sure that reuseable menstrual products are a good and very worthy idea. But the thought is just a bit too much of a leap for me in terms of being environmentally aware. Perhaps I have too many memories of stained clothing from when I was a teenager. That said, I think this is a marvelous idea.
Goods 4 Girls is a group that is collecting new reuseable menstrual pads to send to African communities. Young girls in Africa often miss school because they have no reliable way of controlling their menstrual flow. Makers of disposable products have started donating pads and tampons to help with this, which is definitely good, but the used items then place a strain on the largely non-existent waste disposal systems in these areas, thus creating an environmental and health hazard. So reuseable pads are a much better option for these women.
Gladrags, an online retailer of alternative menstrual items, is supporting the initiative by selling a Goods 4 Girls kit which will be sent on behalf of the purchaser. I’m going to purchase one now.
Found via Sew Green.
This is great - Gladrags was founded in Portland (Oregon) and I used to buy them. I didn’t use them as much as I thought I would - probably for the same reasons you mention. I still have a bunch of them that I’ve felt guilty about not using and now I have something I can feel good about doing with ‘em.
Thanks! 