Comments on: The Environmental Impact of Everyday Things http://www.thechicecologist.com/2010/04/the-environmental-impact-of-everyday-things/ eco chic sustainable green living Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:37:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Friday Green Links – 4/23 « Pragmatic Environmentalism http://www.thechicecologist.com/2010/04/the-environmental-impact-of-everyday-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3367 Friday Green Links – 4/23 « Pragmatic Environmentalism Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:39:57 +0000 http://www.thechicecologist.com/?p=3087#comment-3367 [...] The Environmental Impact of Everyday Things – Chic Ecologist. Psst—by “everyday things” she means “feminine products.” [...] [...] The Environmental Impact of Everyday Things – Chic Ecologist. Psst—by “everyday things” she means “feminine products.” [...]

]]> By: Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 161. | The Good Human http://www.thechicecologist.com/2010/04/the-environmental-impact-of-everyday-things/comment-page-1/#comment-2720 Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 161. | The Good Human Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:31:57 +0000 http://www.thechicecologist.com/?p=3087#comment-2720 [...] …That’s right ladies and gents, we’re talking about the environmental impact of feminine hygiene products: tampons, pads, the whole deal. Now before I get into this topic I want to address the readers who might be cringing here. While acknowledging that public discussion of menstruation is a bit on the taboo side socially, environmentally it does have an impact. For something that happens to half of the human population, the whole process and associated products are treated with a bizarre amount of shame and secrecy. When it comes to environmental issues, pretending like it doesn’t happen or doesn’t have an environmental effect is a problem in and of itself. [...] [...] …That’s right ladies and gents, we’re talking about the environmental impact of feminine hygiene products: tampons, pads, the whole deal. Now before I get into this topic I want to address the readers who might be cringing here. While acknowledging that public discussion of menstruation is a bit on the taboo side socially, environmentally it does have an impact. For something that happens to half of the human population, the whole process and associated products are treated with a bizarre amount of shame and secrecy. When it comes to environmental issues, pretending like it doesn’t happen or doesn’t have an environmental effect is a problem in and of itself. [...]

]]> By: Julia Schopick http://www.thechicecologist.com/2010/04/the-environmental-impact-of-everyday-things/comment-page-1/#comment-2555 Julia Schopick Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:22:16 +0000 http://www.thechicecologist.com/?p=3087#comment-2555 What a wonderful article. I especially appreciate all the research that went into writing it. And the facts speak for themselves: Disposable menstrual products are, indeed, a scourge upon our environment! For a pictorial representation of the amount of actual waste caused by using (and then tossing) disposable menstrual products, please take a look at these comparison photos on keeper.com, The Keeper, Inc.’s official website. These photos show the amount of waste that is caused by one woman's use of tampons in (a) one month, (b) 1 year, (c) 10 years, and (d) a lifetime. (HINT: we needed a DUMP TRUCK to show one woman's lifetime use!!) To view the photo, please go to Keeper.com, and click on “New: Photos” in red on the left. Again, thanks so much for writing about this very important topic. People have been "in the closet" about it far too long. By the way, I interviewed Elissa Stein, co-author of FLOW, for Keeper.com. It’s a wonderful interview. To listen to it, go to our website. On the left, click on “New: Audio Interviews.” Elissa’s is the first interview listed. Again, thanks for addressing this very important topic. A great job!! Julia Schopick Keeper.com What a wonderful article. I especially appreciate all the research that went into writing it. And the facts speak for themselves: Disposable menstrual products are, indeed, a scourge upon our environment!

For a pictorial representation of the amount of actual waste caused by using (and then tossing) disposable menstrual products, please take a look at these comparison photos on keeper.com, The Keeper, Inc.’s official website. These photos show the amount of waste that is caused by one woman’s use of tampons in (a) one month, (b) 1 year, (c) 10 years, and (d) a lifetime.

(HINT: we needed a DUMP TRUCK to show one woman’s lifetime use!!)

To view the photo, please go to Keeper.com, and click on “New: Photos” in red on the left.

Again, thanks so much for writing about this very important topic. People have been “in the closet” about it far too long.

By the way, I interviewed Elissa Stein, co-author of FLOW, for Keeper.com. It’s a wonderful interview. To listen to it, go to our website. On the left, click on “New: Audio Interviews.” Elissa’s is the first interview listed.

Again, thanks for addressing this very important topic. A great job!!

Julia Schopick
Keeper.com

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