This October Hey Girls is supporting the first ever Environmenstrual Week of Action (Saturday 13 to 20 October), aiming to raise awareness of environmentally friendly sanitary products.<\/p>\n
Environmenstrual Week has been organised by Women\u2019s Environmental Network (WEN), together with Thames Water and Anglian Water and a coalition of 35 activists, social enterprises and menstrual-prenuers, including Hey Girls. It aims to raise awareness of single use plastics in period products and promote reusable alternatives.<\/p>\n
Celia Hodson, Founder of Hey Girls, said: \u201cThe whole Hey Girls team is exceptionally proud of our high quality, environmentally friendly products. For example, our pads are made from bamboo and corn fibre, and come in a biodegradable wrapping. Our tampons are 100% organic cotton, are fully biodegradable and plastic free, and both products come in easy to recycle packaging. And, of course, we sell long lasting, reusable products too \u2013 these are also plastic free.<\/p>\n
\u201cReusable pads and cups are easy to use and last a very long time, which means they\u2019re great for the environment and your pocket too. However, we know that reusable products aren\u2019t suitable for everyone. We know that disposable products have their place, and that\u2019s why we offer a choice.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Buy One Give One model means that we match every sale with a donation to someone that needs it – and that\u2019s always an identical product. We don\u2019t think that anyone should have to compromise on the quality of sanitary products just because they\u2019re getting them for free \u2013 we believe in quality, and period equality, for all\u201d.<\/p>\n