Biodegradable vs Conventional Pads. What Happens After You Throw It? An Environmental Guide.

We often dispose off sanitary pads without thinking of where they end up. The truth is conventional pads contain up to 90 percent plastic which takes hundreds of years to decompose. Every pad you throw away today will remain in a landfill long after you are gone.

Biodegradable pads made from organic materials like cotton, bamboo, hemp and starch based bioplastics, decompose within 6 months to 2 years under the right conditions. They return to the soil as organic matter without releasing microplastics or harmful residues.

Making the switch to biodegradable sanitary pads is not just a health choice but an environmental one. Every pad you choose to change is a step toward reducing landfill waste and protecting ecosystems from plastic pollution.