Source: University of British Columbia, 9/10/25
Billions of menstrual pads end up in landfills each year. Most mainstream pads contain up to 90 per cent plastic and can take centuries to degrade. Even biodegradable products can leave plastics and harmful chemicals behind. Enter UBC biomedical engineering alumna Rashmi Prakash, who has developed a pad that’s both sustainable and reliable, winning her the James Dyson Award’s Canada prize for design innovation.