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By Tracee Cornforth, About.com Guide to Women's Health since 1997

Green Menstruation

Monday May 5, 2008
Most of us are looking for ways to save money and reduce waste. "But, what does reducing waste and saving money have to do with menstruation?", you ask. Simply, everything! As women, we spend billions of dollars annually on sanitary protection products such as tampons and pads. When we've used these products, what happens? If we don't flush them into our sewers, we fill our landfills with them. Take a look and find out how making our periods green can save us thousands of dollars over our reproductive years, while helping to reduce waste.

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