Ella Daish is a British environmental activist campaigning to persuade retailers and manufacturers to remove plastic from
menstrual products
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) or menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is the access to menstrual hygiene products to absorb or collect the flow of blood during menstruation, privacy to change the materials, and access to facilities to dispose ...
.
In February 2018, whilst working as a postal worker, she started the End Period Plastic campaign.
She went on to become a full-time activist.
The
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
put Daish on its
100 Women of 2019 annual list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.
"Period products are the fifth most common item found on Europe's beaches" and "200,000 tonnes of
uch
Uch (;
), frequently referred to as Uch Sharīf (;
; ''"Noble Uch"''), is a historic city in the Pakistan's Punjab province. Uch may have been founded as Alexandria on the Indus, a town founded by Alexander the Great during his invasion of t ...
material is believed to end up in UK landfill every year."
Around 90% of a
menstrual pad
A menstrual pad is an absorbent item worn in the underwear when menstruating, bleeding after giving birth, recovering from gynecologic surgery, experiencing a miscarriage or abortion, or in any other situation where it is necessary to absorb ...
is plastic.
In December 2018 Daish launched the Eco Period Box campaign to address period poverty, donating plastic-free and reusable period products around the UK. In 2019 she helped persuade
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council () is the governing body for Caerphilly County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales. The last full council elections took place 5 May 2022.
Political control
The first election to the new council was h ...
to spend all of its grant money for providing free menstrual products to schools, on
eco-friendly products. Councils had been asked to spend only 10% of the money on
reusables.
Awards and recognition
*Included in the
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...
Woman's Hour
''Woman's Hour'' is a radio magazine programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 2, and later BBC Radio 4. It has been on the air since 1946.
History
The first BBC programme for women was the programme cal ...
Power list 2020
*One of the
BBC's 100 women
''100 Women'' is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. The annual series examines the role of women in the 21st century and has included events in London and Mexico. Announcement of the list is the start of an international "BBC's wome ...
of 2019
See also
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Disposable product
A disposable (also called disposable product) is a product designed for a single use after which it is recycled or is disposed as solid waste. The term is also sometimes used for products that may last several months (e.g. disposable air filter ...
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Plastic pollution
Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. Plastics that act as pollutants are catego ...
References
External links
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British environmentalists
British women environmentalists
Date of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)