If you switched to Ruby Cup’s period underwear, you could offset at least 5.3 kg CO₂e each year, adding up to ~26.5 kg CO₂e over five years.
You would also eliminate a substantial amount of plastic waste, likely equivalent to hundreds or even a thousand disposable pads (depending on individual flow patterns).
Take our impact calculator quiz to discover how much plastic and money you could save when switching to disposables!
Source: Friend of the earth