Every year, two billion single-use period products end up in the ocean, creating pollution and posing a threat to wildlife. But now, one British company has set out to change that. OVIO is developing menstrual cups that will help reduce pollution — and better still, the profits will help support the Marine Conservation Society.
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Reusable Menstrual Cup Mooncup Being Offered in UK Schools For First Time
The Mooncup® menstrual cup is being made available free of charge to the pupils of all state schools and colleges in England as a part of a new Department for Education scheme. It is the first time that environmentally friendly and plastic free products are being offered as a free option in schools in England, alongside traditional disposable pads and tampons.
Mooncup: How One Small Ethical Business Changed a Multinational Industry
When Su Hardy set out to launch Mooncup in 2002, she had no idea that 17 years later, the company she founded would be a leading force in tackling the taboo around periods, at the vanguard against single-use plastic, and would have created a third category in the Sanitary Product industry, once monopolised by multinational companies.