Karen McIntyre, Editor03.03.23
New technologies and new companies are creating new product formats in feminine care and other absorbent hygiene categories that are balancing performance with sustainability. These new product formats can be worn and reused for months, to lessen the industry’s contribution to landfills.
New technologies—both woven and nonwoven—as well as innovation in absorbent fibers have allowed reusable hygiene products to be as effective in preventing leaks and odors as disposables with a much lower environmental impact. One disposable pad takes between 500-800 years to biodegrade and each year 20 billion pads and tampons are adding to North American landfills. Meanwhile, these reusable garments, when cared for properly, can last up to two years or longer.
During the past several years, a number of new companies have cropped up offering so-called period panties and other reusable leak-proof apparel products that can be laundered and reused like regular undergarments. These products don’t only offer a new discreet way of handling menstruation and bladder leakage.
“Period and leakproof underwear has the capacity to drive
New technologies—both woven and nonwoven—as well as innovation in absorbent fibers have allowed reusable hygiene products to be as effective in preventing leaks and odors as disposables with a much lower environmental impact. One disposable pad takes between 500-800 years to biodegrade and each year 20 billion pads and tampons are adding to North American landfills. Meanwhile, these reusable garments, when cared for properly, can last up to two years or longer.
During the past several years, a number of new companies have cropped up offering so-called period panties and other reusable leak-proof apparel products that can be laundered and reused like regular undergarments. These products don’t only offer a new discreet way of handling menstruation and bladder leakage.
“Period and leakproof underwear has the capacity to drive
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