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. . MENSTRUAL WASTE. ● Menstruation cycle is an important biological milestone in a women's life. 

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  Menstruation cycle is an 
important biological milestone 
in a women's life

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But certain lack of knowledge 
and societal view makes 
menstrual management a 
difficult part of it.

. . ATTENTION ! ARE NOT LLCWEO THE TEMPLE "ENSTUTION THANK YOU •p.;lri, e ayg uitl-ir. 

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ATTENTION !
ARE NOT LLCWEO
THE TEMPLE
"ENSTUTION
THANK YOU
•p.;lri, e ayg
uitl-ir

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In certain cultures, clothes have 
to be first washed and then 
buried

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Restrictions on cooking, work 
activities and bathing

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These taboos and these beliefs 
contribute to the type of 
material used by women for 
menstrual waste disposal

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Thus more complicating the 
already complex disposal 
methods

. . x 336 MILLION MENSTRUATING WOMEN 64% Use other materials Use sanitary pads 121 MILLION USE SANITARY PADS x BILLION PADS/MONTH 8 PADS/CYCLE 12 BILLION PADS/YEAR. 

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x
336
MILLION
MENSTRUATING
WOMEN
64%
Use other materials
Use sanitary pads
121
MILLION USE
SANITARY
PADS
x
BILLION
PADS/MONTH
8 PADS/CYCLE
12
BILLION
PADS/YEAR

Where are the 12 billion pads being disposed?
DISPOSED ALONG
WITH ROUTINE
WASTE
DISPOSED
IN OPEN

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The stringent blood in these pads a 
breeding ground for pathogenic 
organisms such as HIV, salmonella, 
hepatitis rendering the exposed to 
suffer deadly diseases.

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. . TYPES OF ABSORBENTS USED DURING MENSTRUATION. 

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TYPES OF ABSORBENTS USED DURING MENSTRUATION

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Advantages: Reusable, cost effective, easily available and eco-friendly

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Disadvantages: Can stain, takes time to wash and dry

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Advantages: Easy to use, easily available, convenient

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Disadvantages: Some are made of synthetic material, contain chemicals, 
cannot use more than 4-5 hours, can cause bad odour, rashes and itching

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Advantages: Comfort, better hygiene, no visibility and smelling, compact

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Disadvantages: Higher risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome(TSS)

. . 4) Menstrual Cups:. ●
Advantages: Reusable, cost effective, no odour, eco-friendly. 

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Advantages: Reusable, cost effective, no odour, eco-friendly

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Disadvantages: Insertion takes time, cleaning the cup

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Affordable, easily decomposed and eco-friendly pad

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Sold under trade name ‘Saathi’ in India

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Easy to compost, biodegradable, cost effective and eco-friendly

. . How to dispose sanitary napkins properly. srmuvzvH ouvogouvo H3dVd amvouo. 

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How to dispose 
sanitary napkins 
properly

. . Methods of sanitary waste. Wrap them in paper/ plastic bag and throwing them in latrine / toilets. 

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Wrap them in paper/ plastic bag and 
throwing them in latrine / toilets

Burn it (rural areas and peri-urban 
areas)

Disposal Challenges.
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. . Throw them unwrapped into fields, rooftops, etc.. 

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Throw them unwrapped into fields, rooftops, etc.

Wrap them in paper/ plastic bag and throwing them outside

Drying, wrap in paper/plastic bag and throw in dustbins (mostly 
non-rural)

Burn it (rural areas and peri-urban areas)

Use small scale incinerators (community or school level)

Municipal waste management / burning in health clinics (more 
urban)

. . Alternative Disposal Methods of Sanitary Waste. 

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Alternative Disposal Methods of Sanitary Waste

Some of the alternative techniques use nowadays over the conventional methods 
include:

Disadvantage:
Not a best option for disposal in areas
with low groundwater table and frequent
rains

. . . . It is a 1 meter deep clay pot. Napkins are burned in the cavity of the pot. Burned with matchstick from the hole at the bottom part. 

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It is a 1 meter deep clay pot.
Napkins are burned in the cavity
of the pot. Burned with matchstick
from the hole at the bottom part

Burns sanitary napkins in
a clay pot, turns them to
ashes without producing
smoke.

The ash is removed used
a tool provided along with
the clay pot

The ash produced can be
mixed with soil to nourish
plants.

Disposing of sanitary
napkins in an eco-friendly
manner

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