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Your support for young Victorian women in public schools is needed.

Parents, can we get your help? I’ve recently managed to get a petition up and going on the Victorian Parliament website and I was hoping you would sign it and show your support for our girls. This action was taken in response to an announcement made by the Premier Daniel Andrews on the 20th of October 2020 that all girls in Victorian Public Schools would get access to free pads and tampons. This is great but young women should be given a choice to use more sustainable menstrual products. Many of our students are wanting to reduce their impact on the planet and single use pads and tampons don’t help with this. 

Did you know that as well as their contribution to plastic pollution, a year's worth of typical menstrual products impacts the climate too, with a carbon footprint of 5.3 kg CO2 equivalent per individual? The average woman who menstruates throws away 200 kg of menstrual products in their lifetime. Unfortunately, some period products enter the sewage system. Overtime their plastic content breaks down into smaller pieces, known as micro-plastics and fibres. This poses a further threat to vital eco-systems where they can enter the food chain from the bottom, up. Eco friendly options will save girls and their families lots of money in the years to come and keep heaps of waste out of landfill. I hope I can count on your support. Below is the link which can also be accessed in the Bio Instagram @zerowasteschoolsaustralia.

Please consider signing and sharing this link on your own social pages. 

https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/index.php?option=com_rsform&view=rsform&formId=74&Itemid=1054&petition_id=278

Thank you.

Paula McIntosh.