Ladies! be careful when you throw away your sanitary napkins
Sanitary waste disposal has become an increasing problem in India as the plastic used in disposable sanitary napkins are not bio-degradable and lead to health and environmental hazards. Yes, periods are occasionally inconvenient. But what is more inconvenient is disposing off the used sanitary napkins. Women, both rural and urban, face this question every month while government authorities struggle to find a way to handle the staggering amount of sanitary waste generated every month.While some women wrap it in plastic or paper and throw it along with domestic garbage, some flush them down or throw them into water bodies. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO DISPOSED SANITARY NAPKINS AND THE GARBAGE COLLECTORS ? After you hand the used napkins over to the garbage collector, the napkins are collected as household waste by garbage collectors and later segregated, often manually.Waste pickers separate out soiled napkins from recyclable items by hand, exposing themselves to micro-organisms