KUALA LUMPUR: Personal hygiene for women during menstruation is important, but the disposal of non-organic menstrual pads or sanitary napkins has a massive long term impact on the environment.
What an average sanitary napkin user may not realise is that the pads contain up to 90% plastic, hence it will take at least 800 years to biodegrade.
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