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Yes, there are other options than paying $5-20 on disposable menstrual products. The average woman disposes of between 10,000 and 15,000 tampons, pads and applicators in her lifetime. That’s about 250 to 300 pounds of waste per woman. In 1999, about 2.5 million tampons, 1.4 million pads, and 700,000 pantyliners were flushed away daily. ( Read more... )