NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Sustainable, plant-based menstrual pads could improve access to hygiene products
Researchers at Stanford have designed an open-source process for turning sisal fibers into absorbent material for menstrual pads, creating an opportunity for the local, sustainable manufacture of hygiene products that many communities need.
Read more about it here: https://news.stanford.edu/2023/11/30/plant-based-menstrual-pads-help-alleviate-period-poverty/
“To open up access to local manufacturing, you have to think about where the raw materials will come from,” Prakash says. In Kenya in particular, “as it turns out, sisal is absolutely incredible.”