Eco Friendly Period

Its been long since I blogged at all.

The more and more I live this modern life - as envisaged by me myself, the more and more is the distress.  This distress is probably because we have shunned Mother Nature's shelter and gone against her in way too many ways.  The very buildings that used to entice me so much now make me feel sad - all this at the cost of so much of Earth's resources.  We came here - have 60-80 or at best 100 odd years to learn something - not to leave such a HUGE ugly footprint - and make it difficult for generations to come! 

In the name of convenience, we moved to the disposable pads that are just being dumped.  It is adding clutter! Although it is disposable, it cannot decompose naturally and in a reasonable period of time!  More so, when we want to "up" the rural India, I fear, that we may be having mountains of disposables - be it baby napkins or those of adults. 

So, here I am, after having shunned my mother's wisdom during my growing years, going back to her.  After some prodding from a fellow environmental activist, I can now say with confidence that it is possible to have eco-friendly periods.  Whatever is natural will not do you harm!  The cloth is inconvenient to a certain extent, yes, but would not harm you - or the nature.  Yes, we need to adjust our lifestyle a bit.  The cloth or the cup may not be suited for some professions, but on days when we can do away with the plastic, can we try to do away with them?  Can we stop shunning those women who are still using old methods by calling them old fashioned - whether they are aware or not, they are following some practices that are healthy for the planet.  Can we for a moment, pause, reflect?  Where are we heading?  Yes, our grandmothers may not have worked outside, but can we adapt their wisdom to our times?  There are lots more with respect to practices during this time, but will save it for a different post. 

If you are genuinely interested in contributing to a clean and green planet, here are some products and sites that I would recommend

rusticart.in

ecofemme.org

Note : I am still clueless on how the silicone cup or the Plastic layer in cloth pads can be degraded.  But, right now, I only know that the amount of disposal is way less than using only disposable pads for the entire cycle.

We don't need to buy a P&G product that ends up in a dump to make a girl child study.  We can contribute to her by not generating huge urban dump - and probably donating to a different organization.  Please....we need more wisdom.  We need lesser wastes.  The natural body disposes "bio degradable" stuff - let us not wrap it in a non-bio degradable plastic and make it difficult for mother nature, and ultimately our own selves or our children.