Be a "Green" Diva

Think about the waste from tampons and/or pads that you toss in the trash or flush down the toilet each month.  Yikes.

You can join women around the world who are increasingly aware of how they can make a significant, positive environmental impact by switching from disposable tampons and pads to The DivaCup. 

Have you switched from plastic bags to canvas? Probably. Have you ever thought about how much waste your feminine hygeine products are creating? Probably not. Switching to The DivaCup is as significant as switching from plastic to canvas bags!
 
The DivaCup is reusable and made from silicone. This makes it an important, environmentally responsible feminine hygiene choice!

Women, on average, experience a lifetime menstruation span of 41 years (11-52). From use of disposable feminine hygiene, an estimated 12 billion sanitary pads and 7 billion tampons are dumped into the North American environment each year (1998). More than 170,000 tampon applicators were collected along U.S. coastal areas between 1998 and 1999. Our revolutionary, reusable product is a modern, viable alternative to disposable tampons and pads.

Do your own math...Multiply the number of pads/tampons you use each month by twelve. Then, multiply that figure by 41 years - the average woman's menstruation span.  For argument's sake, let's pick the figure of 4 tampons/pads per day, for 5 days.  That's 20 disposable products per cycle. Twelve cycles per year equals 240 tampons/pads per year. Okay, now if you menstruate for 41 years...that's close to 10,000 tampons/pads you'll use in your lifetime! Using The DivaCup eliminates almost all of this waste.  That's something you can feel good about - even when you're crampy and moody.

Most tampons and pads contain surfactants, adhesives and additives. To us, that sounds like a bunch of stuff you don't want near - or inside! - your body.  In addition, most pads contain polyethylene plastic whose production is a pollutant. Also, dioxin, a known carcinogen, is a by-product of the bleaching process of tampons containing rayon. In landfills, many of these substances can leach into the environment (groundwater, streams and lakes) causing serious pollution and health concerns.

Although not all women can afford to purchase an energy-efficient hybrid car or convert their home to solar energy, they can reduce dangerous landfill waste by choosing to use a reusable, silicone menstrual cup. When considering the pollution and volume of waste that is inherent in the use of disposable tampons and pads, replacing one’s feminine hygiene with The DivaCup makes good environmental sense and manifests in a positive eco-footprint every month!

                         DivaCup creators - Francine and Carinne