Stories of change: Breaking the glass ceiling and bringing gender equality In recent times, we have seen homogeneity in terms of mixed gender culture within organizations. However, developing such co-working spaces is not enough to give proper equal representation at the workplace. Within organizational structures a massive women force [...]
Sanitary Napkins and the Environmental Impact Part -5: Methods for Recycling disposable hygiene products How to dispose a sanitary napkin? Have you heard of organic/ biodegradable/ compostable sanitary pads? Can sanitary napkins be 100% compostable? Can disposable products be recycled? What should be government's policy around disposal of sanitary napkin [...]
Live Mint In the past four years, Saral Designs has sold 25 machines in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Namibia, South Africa and Rwanda. Read More
Sanitary Napkins and the Environmental Impact Part -4: Compostable alternatives for sanitary napkin raw materials How to dispose a sanitary napkin? Have you heard of organic/ biodegradable/ compostable sanitary pads? Can sanitary napkins be 100% compostable? Can disposable products be recycled? What should be government's policy around disposal of sanitary [...]
Sanitary Napkins and the Environmental impact Part -3: Compostable Materials and their challenges How to dispose a sanitary napkin? Have you heard of organic/ biodegradable/ compostable sanitary pads? Can sanitary napkins be 100% compostable? Can disposable products be recycled? What should be government's policy around disposal of sanitary napkin waste? [...]
Sanitary Napkins and the Environmental impact Part -2: Terminologies for Eco friendly products How to dispose a sanitary napkin? Have you heard of organic/ biodegradable/ compostable sanitary pads? Can sanitary napkins be 100% compostable? Can disposable products be recycled? What should be government's policy around disposal of sanitary napkin waste? This [...]
Sanitary Napkins and the Environmental impact Part -1: Disposal of sanitary napkins How to dispose a sanitary napkin? Have you heard of organic/ biodegradable/ compostable sanitary pads? Can sanitary napkins be 100% compostable? Can disposable products be recycled? What should be government's policy around disposal of sanitary napkin waste? This blog [...]
Success story: Local production for women, by women Desai Foundation has partnered with Saral Designs for increasing access to high quality and affordable sanitary napkins using Swachh machines. As Desai Foundation is increasing its impact with more production units, we had a chat with Megha Desai, to understand more about [...]
How to start your own sanitary napkin business? We are very close to inflection point as a society when it comes to menstruation. While there are millions of women in many developing countries who still do not have access to pads, there are a growing number of organizations focusing on [...]
Talking Periods and Celebrating World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 Every year on the 28th day of May, Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) is celebrated all over the world. Well, thats because a menstrual cycle is of 28 days and periods lasts for up to 5 days a month on an [...]
