Zoë Miller, founding father of Bloody Sensible Pads, elaborates on this, stressing the environmental influence of utilizing non-natural pads: “Many single-use disposable pads are made from as much as 90 per cent plastic and include bleach, perfumes and different endocrine-disrupting chemical substances. Most reusable interval merchandise are additionally made with artificial, fossil-fuel-based materials akin to polyester, nylon and acrylic in order that once you wash them, they launch 1000’s of micro-plastics into the water system and can ultimately find yourself within the landfill the place, over tons of of years, they’ll steadily break down, leaving traces of micro-plastics behind too.”