They Make Sanitary PADS out of Banana Waste

🗣In India, only 36% of women have access to sanitary pads.
Girls are missing out on school, women are missing out on work. Existing sanitary products are expensive, difficult to access, and usually made of plastic or wood pulp, which causes skin irritation. The 12 billion pads produced annually in the country, generate over 100k tons of non-biodegradable waste 🤦‍♀️
Saathi has developed the first-ever 100% biodegradable and compostable sanitary pads, using bamboo and banana tree fibre waste. They've set up extraction stations in farms all around the country, allowing farmers to extract fibers from their own crop waste, sell it, and earn extra income ♻️
Since 2015, Saathi sold more than 1 mio products, positively impacting over 200k women and over 18k farmers. From 2019 to 2022, the company has saved 25 Mt of plastic waste, 30 Mt of CO2 emissions and created over 2k jobs. Saathi received multiple awards, including a feature in Forbes’s Top 100 inventions in 2019 🚀
Enjoy episode #45 on Saathi 🎬
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[@rakibhossain463]

What is the secret technology?

[@deshasdhali5688]

This is interesting and very nice environment friendly product.

[@momentswithpinkey6695]

🙏THANK you so much keep it up🌿

[@deshasdhali5688]

Would you please share the location of this industry. I am interested to visit. Thanks

[@krushnaiaquawatersolutions5991]

I am interested in this production please contact me sir