An eco-friendly brewery in Tayside is fighting back against period poverty by offering free products to anyone who visits their on-site bar.
Wasted Degrees Brewing has teamed up with Scottish community interest company Hey Girls to dish out their range of pads and tampons in their taproom in Blair Atholl, Perthshire.
Patrons and staff will be able to help themselves to the products, no questions asked, while at the brewery, which runs on 100% renewable energy.
The period products are also environmentally friendly, made from materials that are either sustainable, biodegradable or recyclable.
Jack Low, co-owner of the brewery, said the business' aim was to be a "force for good".
He said: "Last year, we welcomed more than five thousand visitors to our brewery and taproom in Blair Atholl and we want to make it a destination where everyone feels welcome and comfortable.
"That’s why we reached-out to Daisy and the team at Hey Girls to stock their sustainable period products at the brewery – we’re offering these for free to all who need them when we re-open for our 2022 taproom season from April 15th.”
Daisy Williams, from Hey Girls, added: "We are delighted to be partnered with Jack and the wonderful team at Wasted Degrees who are taking such brilliant measures to ensure that not only are their team members supported but anybody who visits the brewery.
"Our partnership will also help the fight against Period Poverty: for every pack that Wasted Degrees buys, we donate a whole box to someone who needs it through our buy one donate one model.”
Wasted Degrees joins a huge number of other local businesses who offer free period products - along with all of Scotland's local authorities, which are now required by law to provide them following a campaign by MSP Monica Lennon.
A Young Scot survey found that one in four Scots in education struggled with getting hold of period products before the new law was introduced.
Hey Girls was set up in 2018 by Scots mum Celia Hodson and her two daughters Kate and Bec after experiencing period poverty themselves.
The CIC has since picked up a number of celebrity fans and supporters, including actor Michael Sheen.
It launched its own mobile app, PickUpMyPeriod, earlier this year that shows Scots where they can pick up free products.
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