Why Period Care Matters at Work
Menstrual health is a key part of employee wellbeing—but it’s often overlooked. For many people who menstruate, managing their period at work can cause stress, discomfort, and embarrassment.
Research shows that:
• 75% of menstruating employees are caught off guard by their period at least once a year-often during work hours.
• 69% say menstrual symptoms affect their performance.
• Yet, only 3% feel their employer provides enough support.
When workplaces ignore menstrual health, it can lead to lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and decreased morale. In contrast, a supportive approach builds trust, boosts wellbeing, and
creates a culture where every employee can do their best work.
The Legal and Ethical Responsibility
UK employers are required by law to provide sanitary disposal facilities. But many organisations are choosing to do more – embracing period dignity schemes and aligning with the new BS
30416 standard, which sets out best practice for menstrual and menopause support.
These steps signal care and responsibility – values that are central to our ethos of Protecting People Everyday.
Our Commitment to Period Dignity
Greenham supports organisations in creating safe, inclusive, and sustainable workplaces. Our approach to period care combines practical support with environmental awareness.
Sustainable Period Products
We work with trusted partners like Care & Protect and TOTM to supply organic, environmentally responsible period products that:
• Use certified organic cotton, free from synthetic fragrances and chlorine.
• Generate up to 94% fewer greenhouse gas emissions and require 62% less energy to produce than traditional options.
• Can be distributed through smart dispensers that simplify restocking and encourage responsible use.
Discreet and Hygienic Disposal Solutions
Solutions like FabLittleBag offer an easy, hygienic way to dispose of used products. They provide a hygienic way to dispose of period products, preventing unsightly contamination and environmental pollution.
FabLittleBag provides eco-friendly, discreet, and hygienic disposal products that shouldn’t be flushed.
Part of their company messaging is to provide environmental protection. This is to stop the flushing of menstrual products, which contributes to pollution in rivers, oceans, and beaches. In the UK alone, around 2.5 million tampons and 1.4 million pads are flushed away daily.
The second part of their messaging is to empower women and girls. FabLittleBag want to make period disposal less awkward and more confident by offering a practical solution that works even when there’s no bin available.
Flushing pads, tampons, and applicators might feel quick and discreet, but they come at a huge cost. In the UK, every heavy rainfall exposes a hidden crisis: sanitary waste entering rivers and oceans, turning into microplastics that damage ecosystems and threaten marine life.
Why Flushing Matters
• Pipe blockages: Pads and tampons swell in water, clogging pipes and sewage systems, leading to expensive repairs.
• Aquatic pollution: When sewers overflow, flushed products spill into rivers, which lead into the sea, adding to the microplastic tide.
• Wildlife threat: Plastics persist for centuries. Marine animals ingest or get tangled in them, with devastating consequences.
The Better Way: Hygienic Sanitary Disposal Bags
Binning is the answer—but let’s be honest, it hasn’t always been easy. Overflowing, unhygienic bins, odours, and a lack of discretion mean many still choose to flush. FabLittleBag changes that.
Designed for convenience and confidence:
• One-handed use – open and seal mid-change with ease.
• Discreet – opaque and odour-sealing.
• Sustainable – made with plants and recycled materials.
By removing the barriers to binning, FabLittleBag turns a small switch in habit into a big win for people and the planet.
Small Change, Big Impact
If just 1.2 million flushers made the switch, the effect would be extraordinary: fewer blockages, cleaner rivers, healthier oceans, and less plastic in the stomachs of whales, dolphins, and seabirds.
Periods are natural. Pollution doesn’t have to be. With FabLittleBag, binning is simple, hygienic, and sustainable, helping us end the flushing habit for good.
Final Thoughts
Creating a Period Positive Workplace goes beyond stocking products-it’s about treating menstrual health as a natural part of life and work. With our expertise, sustainability focus, and practical support, organisations can take meaningful steps toward wellbeing and equality for all employees.
