Tampons come wrapped in plastic encased in plastic applicators with plastic strings dangling from one end and many even include a thin layer of plastic in the absorbent part.
Plastic tampon applicator environment.
A brighton based activist has created a giant six foot tampon using 1 200 recycled applicators to highlight plastic waste.
The piece is made out of period plastic found polluting beaches waterways.
Environmental activist ella daish has created a giant tampon applicator as part of a protest against single use plastic.
Ella daish 28 created the human sized applicator as part of her campaign for companies to eliminate plastic from their sanitary products.