A Belfast programme focusing on period poverty and sanitary waste has seen a huge demand, with thousands of orders made in the pilot's 24 hours.
Belfast City Council elected representatives learned this week about the unexpected scale of response to a pilot by the council providing access to free, reusable sanitary products. A council officer said at the People and Communities Committee (May 10) there was “incredible demand” for products.
Participants ordered reusable pantyliners, two day reusable pads, two night reusable pads, and period cups. A total of 2,767 orders in 24 hours were accepted via the pilot scheme.
