Sustainable 👏 period 👏 products 👏 are 👏 still 👏 being 👏 taxed
Given the climate crisis, you’d think that the government would be moving heaven and earth to make the greenest option the easiest and cheapest one too.
– the vast number of which will end up in landfill as plastic waste. Tampons tend to come wrapped in plastic, encased in a plastic applicator with plastic strings for easy removal. Pads incorporate even more plastic – form the leak-proof base to the absorbent material.Sustainable period pants may not be to everyone’s taste but they do offer a viable solution to those nighttime leaks – negating the need for a monthly splurge on night pads.
‘While I support general taxation, menstrual products are an essential item and shouldn’t be subject to VAT, mainly a product that is so much greener than other options.‘I have two young daughters and would like them to be able to approach periods without embarrassment, fear or discomfort and WUKA has given me a solution that is easy, safe and green.
To date, WUKA has saved 4 million tampons and towels from going to landfill or into the ocean; just one pair of pants is equivalent to taking 100 tampons out of landfill. That is, especially when you think that this is the stat for only one of the companies producing reusable menstrual products.
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