Sustainable Period Products

Sliced Bread

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Lots of different types of period products claim to be eco friendly, from menstrual cups to period pants and reusable pads. But how do their environmental credentials stack up? That's what listener Sam wants to know - and she's not the only one asking about not just the impact of these so called sustainable period products on planetary health, but also on women's health too. Joining Sam and Greg for this one are Natalie Fee, founder of the non profit City to Sea, who campaigns for "plastic-free periods", and Dr Nicola Tempest, a senior lecturer in gynaecology at Liverpool University.

And if you've seen something promising to make you happier, healthier or greener and want to know if it is SB or BS please do send it over on email to [email protected] or drop us a message or voicenote on Whatsapp to 07543 306807

PRESENTER: GREG FOOT PRODUCER: TOM MOSELEY

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0:00.0	Hello, podcast fan.
0:03.0	Consider this your invite to the UK's biggest podcasting party.
0:06.7	We're heading to Sheffield from the 4th to the 6th of July
0:09.0	for the BBC Sounds Fringe at the Crossed Wires Festival.
0:12.8	We'll be joined by some of the biggest names in podcasting,
0:15.3	including Sarah Cox, Charlie Hedges, Russell Kane,
0:18.4	and some bloke called Greg James doing his Radio 4 show called Rewinder.
0:23.2	You can watch live shows of your favourite podcasts, and the best part is free.
0:28.0	To book your free tickets, go to crossedwires.org slash fringe.
0:34.4	BBC Sounds, music, Radio, podcasts.
0:47.6	Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that investigates the wonder products, promising to make you happier, healthier or greener.
0:54.2	Each episode, I run one of your suggested wonder products through the evidence mill to find out if they are indeed the best things since sliced bread or marketing BS. And for this new batch of investigations, I have the pleasure of being
0:59.3	in a studio in Salford sitting alongside a sliced bread listener with two brilliant experts, ready
1:04.8	and raring to explore and discuss the wonder product of choice. And bringing that to the table
1:09.4	this week is Sam Watson from Manchester.
1:14.9	Hey Sam.
1:15.9	Hi.
1:16.6	Tell us what is the wonder product that you'd like to investigate and why do you want to know if it is SB or BS?
1:22.2	I'd like you to look into sustainable period products.
1:25.4	Due to contraception, I haven't had periods for quite a long time.
1:29.5	And now my contraceptions ended.
1:31.8	I've discovered that it's a whole new world and there's lots of new products.
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