How Banana Plant Waste Is Turned Into Sanitary Pads in India | World Wide Waste
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- One in four women in India don't have the supplies they need for their period. One startup is turning farm waste into biodegradable pads that could prevent the mountains of plastic trash conventional pads create.
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How Banana Plant Waste Is Turned Into Sanitary Pads in India | World Wide Waste
Most of these worldwide waste ideas are useless in the real world and just move garbage around without helping anyone, but this is a REALLY good one. Biodegradable pads for all!
This is also a bad idea though. On a large scale it's not enviromentally friendly at all since you'd need to tear down millions of these trees in order to supply on a global scale.
@@demetter7936 these are banana trees and they grow easily and most of these trees are still not used for such products and are thrown anyway.
@@nemesiszz reread my comment. I said “large scale” which is what they’re claiming to be trying to achieve
@@rishabhrai7552 had a stroke reading your comment
@@demetter7936 do you know banana farming ... banana plant gives crop only once
Up to 3000 pads from one stem? Well done Saathi Pads!!!
what? where do they say that? that's ridiculous, it makes absolutely no sense.
@@Ass_of_Amalek see 1:00 here they told so...i too doubt it🤔
@@Ass_of_Amalek It does make sense since banana plants have many layers.
@@Ass_of_Amalek hmmmm
@@Ass_of_Amalek they turn the stem into cotton-like, 3000 is not impossible
Almost cried watching this. Im sure theres a lot of potential flaws, but this sounds like it could be revolutionary. Its especially interesting seeing so many men on board and comfortable talking about this and doing so much to help women. So many men just get grossed out and refuse to even think about periods. Periods need to stop being seen as a form of revolting punishment or curse! Its a part of life. Hopefully this is an effective solution thatll help women, especially women in rural areas. We take for granted how easily we have access to these items in our own lives.
Hi.
I guess I was lucky and was taught it's just the natural part of woman, and my dad would gladly go buy them when necessary
Y are right, I am very touched by the fact that they are man's involved in the process and are concerned about the big problem. Might God continue to help you, so your company goes worldwide 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I love how Insider sounds so angry when they won't tell them what materials they used 🤣
hell yeahh😂😂
Maybe because they claim every part of it is biodegradable but vice can’t confirm it because they don’t say what’s being used? Just my guess
@@angeliquerodriguez8931 just curious i think.
they said a lab confirmed its biodegradability.
May be insider wanted some inside information ;)
Can’t they just take one lad and send it to labs to check for it’s biodegradability?
It would be fascinating to see them branch out even more by making medical gauze and wraps from this stuff since so much is used in hospitals. Or even masks at this rate.
Medical gauze is already made out of cotton, and NADs are coated in a very specific type of plastic so that they remain absorbent but do not stick to a wound. And medical waste has to be incinerated fully anyway.
They do have masks on their site actually!!
@@sheenawarecki92 That's really cool, wonder if they will soon go global with it.
Considering its already getting hit by fungus and pests are killing them ya dont count on that.
Also there logging a forest to plant a dam banana tree.
@@thesilentone4024 lmao the banana plantations already exist. It’s the waste stem of the plant that is being used for this purpose. Did you not watch the video ?
Things I learned in this video:
1) Access to feminine products is an issue even in BRIC countries
2) Bananas are even more amazing than I thought
3) You can cut down a banana stem in one mighty swing
4) The world has changed dramatically in 20 years
Banana s what we used to call no waste tree. We eat the stem, use the leaves to eat or feed to cattle and use the flower and fruit
thats exactly what you should have learned( not sarcastic)
Every part of a banana tree can be used! Also, I'm not sure why they say otherwise in the video but banana trees can actually bear fruits multiple times. We have several in the garden and we still get to enjoy the bananas from them every now and then.
@@niello5944 stems are not as popular as it used to be and not many people eat it
Supporting sustainable brands has also been increased because of Instagram small business marketing and Shark Tank India.
So these brands will see a boom in funding in near future
That's how ancient Indians used to think and were the first civilization to be environment friendly
1. Vegetarian meals
2. Use of bio degradable clay cups
3. Eating on banana leaves and sal leaves which after use was fed to the cows
4. Using dried cow dung cakes as bio fuels
5. Use of turmeric and neem leaves as antiseptic
There are hundreds of such examples.
Weren`t all ancient nations were like that?
I hope Saathi shares this technology with other countries such as the Philippines being one of the major exporters of banana products across the globe. This would be such a game changer and would really push people to practice sustainability. Having access to amazing sustainable products like this would open our eyes to seek better alternatives and would push large corporations to do the same. 💚
He can share with his own citizens not other nationality.
@@NANDAR74 lol fiber from banana have been using here in the PH long before..
@nadia India is the #1 producer of banana in the world.
Usa will copy and make patent out of it.
India is such full of innovative and smart people, I personally think that this idea should be spread all over the world. Non biodegradable sanitary pads are disposed either by throwing or burning, which has obviously caused environmental problems. Imagine how big problems can be solve by this idea.
the smell of burning plastic and bodily fluids is a frightening thought
Thank you @Mirafe
Just go and check the prices of their pads. U will understand they are just fooling ppls in the name of biodegradable and all. Moreover if the person is really kind, then he will share his details of other things which he clams to be biodegradable... 😡😡😡
No my silly child. Idea and innovation is everywhere. Problem is how cost effective it's? Can it be automated into large production scale? How many people are truly afford to buy something that's more expensive?
Maybe can be upgraded into bio baby pants(pampers)
Government should provide subsidies to such projects so that final selling price would be affordable to all, especially economically weaker sections of the country.
Government do provide subsidies!! And if they can't they buy from them & distribute to NGOs! Also many Govt agencies are also involved but it will take some time.
trash is a big problem in india like in most other countries. it would be reasonable for the government to subsidize products that reduce trash problems in acknowledgement of the fact that it saves the country and the government trouble at the back end.
its being done from las 3-4 years
Already done. You can buy 2 biodegradable pads for 1 INR.
@@ENGCSHemangVerma what? Where from??
Even though he doesn’t disclose what is used he still had the product and packaging tested in a lab and they concluded it was biodegradable that’s pretty noble of him
This is amazing. I'd like to thank all the men who helped the women be able to have a sanitized pad. It's miserable enough having the period, but it makes life a little better for those who have access to those items.
Look out for India, the more their own population starts doing everything for themselves and for the world environment and economy they're going to change the way people see them in years to come. Kudos to them
At first I was being glad, but as started to read further through your comment, did I just find a hint of stereotyping India and its people, in it? What 'according to you' does the 'whole world' think of us to this day?
For your Kind information India was having 25% of world GDP till 18th century until British, French, Portuguese came here and looted, killed, rapped our ancestors. And I don't care how these western thrives see us.
@@jksonlycarrot7441 ✌️
Give us a decade and good investment,
We will change the world and India for good
@@jksonlycarrot7441 we as per capita basis are poor, unhygienic and have big problem of all types of pollution, all developed countries pollute world multiple fold then us but we simply fail to manage the little waste we produce.
1 banana plant - 3000 sanitary pads
Nice job man🙌
"BLEED WITH DIGNITY"
India You Are The People Who Actually Lives with Nature In Morden Days..
only 0.0001 % only
Namaste 🙏 Hopefully Trinidad 🇹🇹 will do business with you guys. I prefer to use something of natural substance. You have a god sent idea here that will not only benefit women but the planet. I am truly happy to see this and my heart is at ease. If you ever start doing business with Trinidad and those pads are available I will surely buy them. Keep up the good work and keep safe, God bless you and keep you always. 🙏😬👍
As an Indian I know that banana tree can be used in many many ways and seeing this it just adds to the list.
Good idia
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD
Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power.
Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD
Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes.
Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved.
Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed.
Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions.
Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope.
Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome.
Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948
@@isaiahc8390 I bet you're African
As I said once, India is absolutely amazing! This videos are the proof! Thank you very much for sharing them! In my opinion these menstrual pads should be using globally! No waste, no plastics, made out of banana fibers... That's amazing!
you see that the production process is very inefficient though, don't you? the process needs to be changed massively with more specialized machines for it to be scalable.
I think they would sell well in America, Especially if they were priced below the competition
Whu Dhat why would they be priced below the competition? these look way more expensive to produce.
The amount of Indian shills in these comments is laughable.
@@WhuDhat They couldn't be priced below the competition.
In Tamilnadu they were making sarees fifty years back in large quantities. They were very good shiny and durable. After polyester introduction it lost its market but still some weavers as a cottage industry do produce.
Let's start again 😃😀❤️🌺🌺
This gives me hope for the planet, people and the future. Asia , Africa have so intelligent people that have learned from their experiences of need and suffering to transform and help the western way of waste. I love the spirit of innovation we humans have. Enjoy WHO we are
If it takes off he should get a Nobel prize for his contribution to humanity and the environment. His invention eliminates plastics from a necessary product for women around the world.
It's his trade secret. Nobel prize wud kill his business. Besides if he doesn't get selected for Nobel his trade secret will be leaked nd copied by westerners
People from Asian countries don’t usually get Nobel prizes, it’s saved for Caucasians.😞 sad but true
Only white people have won Nobel prize? Are you sure about that or are you a racist troll?
Btw first Asian won in 1913
@@jrobbin24 it was Rabindranath tagore first Indian and Asian to get Nobel price in 1913 after 12 yrs.
I’m so grateful this innovation is happening in India! We need to promote such projects worldwide. What a time to be alive!
Thanks! For appreciating.
I like this idea. I am African and we have so much banana and plantains in Africa that we can use for this product. I will like to partner with this company for this business
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD
Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power.
Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD
Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes.
Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved.
Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed.
Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions.
Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope.
Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome.
Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948
Yeahh promote Ayurveda😊☘️
This is absolutely commendable!! We need these everywhere...why aren't these commonly available in the markets yet?? We need to replace plastic pads with these, please
He is smart for not revealing everything. That's your business's bread and butter, why would you share it for free?
License the technology and lease it to "franchises" - I think this business would be very profitable in Africa and South America.
exactly
I love this idea. I wanted to order, but when I went to order it doesn't seem like they are shipping outside of India. I hope they are able to ship to other countries soon
Shipping it would cost them a lot. They need more funds. Hope it will be possible in future.
We are far behind in this business mentality . We indians should learn from china .
@@mrrahul9683 learn from china to torture ppl and make products??
@@mrrahul9683 But, who does China steal... I mean, learn from?
I would order them too.
Absolutely love this idea. I remember my mother telling me how her generation and her mothers generation had to deal with their monthly cycle. About the same way most of these women are dealing with it. Sanitary products have come a long way since i was young. Thank God these men and women are realizing that the period is a fact of life not a curse or sin. Thank you kind sirs.
I wish I could like this video over and over. I congratulate this team for the work they are doing. God bless you!
This is incredible. ❤️ I wish we have this product in Sri Lanka as well. We can afford to lower cost and it is not harm to the environment.
This video reminds me of an Indian movies named “Pad man”. It was about a man in India who was tired was seeing women in rural ideas use cloths as pads as they didn’t had enough money to buy pads. So, he was determined to create pads that are cheep and easy to make. It was an amazing movie and this company is has an amazing idea too!
Edit: oh wow 😮! I didn’t expect this too reach so many likes. Thankyou guys! 😊
Akshay Kumar is the main protagonist, right? I love that movie as well, unfortunately, in Indonesia, Pad Man is almost unknown. It is basically like a hidden diamond. I keep telling friends of mine to look at the movie and wait for their reaction. Some really enjoy it, some others said the movie is so slow and quite boring. They enjoyed PK better.
@@trusfratedbunny2215 aaayiyee aaayiye bas apka hi intizaar kar rahe teh
@@trusfratedbunny2215 sanghi bois are here uh??
Not being such hellbent on religion is a good thing, i get what you are saying but Makin your life around religion is stupid.
@@kartikeykasniya6971 Saying truth isn't "making life around religion" lol..& give that so called gyan to those Gulf nations and christian ideology driven west Coz they r the reason why many beautiful nations, their diverse culture, pluralism all ended in most parts of the world not coz of us. & Calling someone Sanghi don't gonna make u seem cool modernized guy (actually westernized that y'all confuse with modernized) lol.
PS:- I ain't a boy!
@@soultune908 Y'all need to do it better.
Love India Always thinking about mother earth Keep up the Great job Wish we could think like this over in America to many many people staving over Greed
Wow. You actually wrote that. Seriously?
Thank you 🤝💓
This is great💕 clean, safe for women and the environment 👍. I agree, don't tell your secrets. Go India😃.
Being an Indian and coming across this invention from Insider. this channel is incredible.❤️ Sold online.!! Have to get my hands on them.
As someone who uses washable pads, it’s great to see someone using a product that may be wasted for something necessary.
Is that even safe to do ?
I think isnt safe, can cause smell or infection
@@Zakayama-gb9yp Why wouldn't it be safe? I mean people wash and dry and then re-wear underwear don't they?
And the same goes for cloth diapers for babies, and those diapers have poop in them. Worked for centuries when all people had was cloth for diapers.
So long as everything is washed thoroughly, sanitized, and dried thoroughly, there shouldn't be a problem.
@@dickydarmawan6960 It's perfectly safe! I don't know why you would think it's unsafe. So long as the pads are changed very frequently and then properly washed and dried, there's absolutely no safety risk nor would there be any smell. In fact, there's naturally going to be a bit of odor from blood flow. As soon as it comes out, it does have an odor. The only thing that can be done is to change pads frequently, to minimize odor. But it's not at all a safety problem. And on heavy flow days, there's going to be more odor than at the end of a period when the flow is very light and tapering off. It has nothing to do with what kind of pad is being used.
Tampons, which are not reusable, are going to be more effective in reducing odor. However, there's more of a safety risk with using tampons, because it's placed inside the body and could provide an environment for harmful bacteria to grow rapidly, as it's warmer and more moist inside the body. That's why it's very important to change tampons within a certain number of hours, and to use the appropriate size for the level of blood flow. It's not a large risk in general, and millions of women use tampons without ever experiencing a problem. Nevertheless, toxic shock syndrome is a much greater risk for tampon users than pad users.
@@dickydarmawan6960 there's nothing wrong with your comment, although it is incorrect. Would friendly suggest you to research menstrual cycles and products etc. Having a wider understanding of the females in your current and future family will remove these taboos and assumptions that periods are unhygienic. Happy reading ❤
This is a great solution in so many ways! Good for women, good for the planet, good for local economics.... This guy should be given an award! 💕
Saathi: Care for two - You & Earth. 💖 Thanks
My mom used to have cotton pads that they washed out after use. They’ve started to reappear in Europe in the last few years.
Another huge problem surely are babies diapers, that could be another research project!
@@lillic8522 there are also rewashable baby diapers available now also. They are made of cloth with snaps and inside you can use a liner which can be made of recyclable material like bamboo fiber that you throw away and wash the diaper. In my country i can only find them online but they are readily available in other European countries in special shops. Throw away diapers made of a totally biodegradable material would be wonderful because they could be composted and no water used which would benefit countries in drought like mine. Also people are so squemish about everything nowadays that even the thought of washing a diaper like our grandma's used to do is inconceivable.
@@pollyjazz for my kids I partially used the cotton diapers like you described, but my daughter had skin problems with them. In the end we added our share to the plastic mountain (although in Zurich they burn the waste and produce with that the heating for a good part of the city.
But in any case it would be a good thing if diapers were made of a more ecological material.
Using pads made from biologically friendly materials not only helps the environment, but it is also more hygienic for many women who cannot use plastic pads which cause irritation and rashes. Thank you for your extremely thoughtful work!
AS an Indian i really feel proud after knowing such gems exists in my country . nut sadly my country's media does not highlight these gems 😟😟😟😟😟
Research and Innovation in the current century is truly vital to the world's biosphere. Turning waste into useful products and making it safer to environment would mutually benefits both side. More episodes of World Wide Waste to come! I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, thanks!
Well done India! We should take more notes from you.
Go India! I'm a user of this.. absolutely amazing.. 👏👏👏👏Jai Hind🇮🇳👏👏👏
Business Insider, I really appreciate how you always make videos like this to shine a light onto efforts like this for our environment. It’s truly inspiring and such a change of pace from other media sources constantly fear mongering their audience with negative news.
Man can we get this in the us... Been looking for alternatives like this for a long time!
Went to place an order and they don't ship to the US 😢
@@elysiyah3364 shipping cost will be more than manufacturing cost
I hope more research is done to make more effective pads outside of india. Ive definitely wanted a reusable pad or something, but unfortunately theres the higher risk of infection and toxic shock if done incorrectly.
But they do international shipping. Check their website.
“We take it from people who have enough, and give it to those who need.” Love that mentality.
India is a nation where plants, trees, rivers, mountains, animals everything is worshipped as a symbol that motivates them to collaborate with mother nature.🙌🙌🙏🙏Great work
Loved everything. Using wastage and putting it into good use. Hatsoff to Saathi! I hope this brand is available all over India.
Bananas+innovation= menstrual pads. Can’t wait to see what 2023 has in store for us
covid-19 2.0 lmao
@@mastershooter64 covid-22
@@deathkillshoot wouldn't it. be covid-23?
These are best examples of most innovative environment friendly business...all the best for the bright future
Much love and respect to India from USA
Everybody should take a moment to appreciate that INSIDER is bringing all these creative innovations to the people ......what a great initiative! Thanks INSIDER❤️ learnt alot!
Did they actually say that buried in the ground it will degrade in 6 months? I find that interesting as most things labelled as "biodegradable" actually require incredibly unique and specific conditions to biodegrade. If true, that's awesome!
most genuine natural fibres will be gone in 6 months if buried in a moist environment. I grow some sugarcane in my home garden, which has pretty tough stems & leaves, but I use it as raised garden top up soil when I harvest my root vegetables & it only takes about 2 months before the soil level drops again becasue the sugarcane has totally decomposed in the garden. If I dig it up at that point there's a small amount left, 6 months later, there's nothing left, no sign it was ever there. No idea exactly at what point it's totally gone, I don't dig it up regularly to check, 2 & 6 months is just when I've dug in the garden for other reasons expecting to hit the pile of pure sugarcane stems & leaves & found nothing, so I would expect banana fibre to be the same if nothing else is added to it
@@mehere8038 ok. Fair enough. It's that last sentence that makes me wonder...
I chop up all my banana stems, leaves, to make mulch, absolutely good for the garden.
@@IanZainea1990 since this are suposed to have a short shelf life since you have to only keep them for a month they shouldnt need to add preservative measures, if so the claim could be true
In any case, isn't that better than plastic that takes around 500 years to degrade? Even if it degrades in about a year or so it's the best option we have.
Appreciating Saathi for creating an environmental friendly solution for a massive problem. I'm always in support of those who care for the environment.
I admire many businesses in India to use recycled materials to make things, and that are also environmentally friendly. Much love ❤️
Turning banana stem fibers into an absorbent cotton-like material? Brilliant!
What an amazing company that is environmentally friendly and breaking down outdated taboos about periods.
Lol...
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD
Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power.
Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD
Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes.
Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved.
Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed.
Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions.
Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope.
Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome.
Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948
Visited banana pseudostem centre at navsari agricultural university just 2 months ago. Though the machines werent working as it was early in the morning we saw everything from biofertilizers to fibers. Great initiative by saathi they can grow more if they could use that technology to make biodegradable textiles.
Great job workers, you are saving the planet from disaster
Wow, this is amazing. A REAL renewable push, unlike solar that requires further mining and processing of rare minerals to produce all its components.
This is for pads not electricity
I have an Engineering assignment for university looking at using bio waste for an unspecified purpose. My thought last night was looking into researching if onion skins (can't use them for composting/worm farms) could be worked into a biodegradable material for...menstrual pads. Looks like the market is already ahead of me.
Onion skins... hmm.
Go ahead! Maybe you will contribute something new and amazing to humanity :)
well I guess you've got this one now & it's a pretty good one, but I would look at bio-char & the impact of getting carbon into the world's soils if you want something different to this story. You could use onion skins for that & banana stems & the rice stubble that causes all the pollution in Delhi & everything else. In charcoal form it's stable for 1000 years & locked out of the atmosphere & helping retain fertiliser & other chemicals to stop pollution. Trees hold small amounts of carbon while they're alive, but retaining that carbon in charcoal form makes it permanent & actually useful (which trees sadly are really not)
Try it with pepper falvour
Why can't onion skins be used for composting?
Need an FYI on that statement
I would love to buy some if they ever import to the US!
The middle of the banana tree stem is called Thor in Oriya, and is a delicacy in Oriya and Bengali culture! My mother still makes it with mustard seed paste and it's really delicious. Banana tree is definitely a game changer, will try to buy this pad soon
It's cooked and eaten here in Mangalore and along our south western coast of Karnataka and Kerala as well.
The most positive thing I’ve seen since 2019. Awesome work! I will consider buying these next time.
That's a win,for the environment, win, for the jobs created, and a win for women's menstrual hygiene, and a win for not being a plastic pollutant.
God bless amen.
Found it really awesome as an Indian women.....
I found it awesome as a Mexican woman.
I found it a fabulous idea as a Singaporean woman 🙋🏻♀️
@@Blu_coffee ig?
Wow I am really impressed with this recent discovery and invention.
I am not Indian, but my soon to be husband is.
And this makes me really proud of him.
And I'm delighted with the sudden change of mentality towards menstruation for women in this country.
I hope India will keep innovating for the good cause.
And I guess it's time for me to switch pad now 😀
Good luck for marriage 😊😊😊😊😊
Happy married life.
@@prashanthb6521 dhanyavaad Ji.
But we're not yet married 🙏
Namaste! Your fiancee is from which place in India?
@@YashSharma-zp8yu Badaun
Saathi is real pad man and I would love to buy their products to contributes towards a clean and healthy environment
India,despite producing so LESS carbon emission per capita as well as historically is so conscious. Meanwhile,the Americans are still denying climate change.
I can’t believe you’re bragging about per capita carbon emissions. If it’s true, that’s only because hundreds of millions of India citizens are so poor, they can’t afford to own something that emits anything. What a pathetic self-own.
@@ericcrabtree6245 the number of people who can afford to live a decent life in India is more than twice the US's population but their per capita emissions are still low, so your argument is irrelevant
@ Shreshth Raj
What a joke. The per capita income for the US is $68K and $2K for India. A minimum wage earning burger flipping American teen would be upper income there.
@@ericcrabtree7404 In India,we have universal healthcare and government gives food. Thats why income doesnt matter much
@@ericcrabtree7404 there's a thing called purchasing power parity which you seem to be unaware of that is used to measure the purchasing power of a regular consumer in an economy. Things are A LOT cheaper in India as compared to the US. A loaf of bread in the US costs $2.5, it costs around 25 cents in India. Try again bigot
This should be done all over the world
I was just thinking they need this in Africa!
Basically when that lady said that she can now provide to her family was everything 🥺❤️
This is sooooo heartwarming 😍.
Respect to these amazing people !
This is very impressive. I'm all for eco-friendly products. And this technology also helps people in the rural areas gain more money from their banana farms.
That's just wonderful, bless him and all the people that work to make the world better.
India produces about 32 million tonnes of banana annually. The whole utilizable plant phytomass is at least an order of magnitude higher. The possibilities of this industry are enormous.
India is the #1 producer of banana in the world.
This is superb. Saathi is addressing so many issues with this. Taking farmers into the fold, environment friendly, safe for women, employment.
This is amazing! I'd buy them in a *heartbeat* if they came to Norway or Sweden (since I live in both countries).
Find ways to import it. It can turn into a nice business for you.
Check out their website.
The proper advertising strategy needed for this product
It is awesome how one company is tackling so many problems at once for making biodegradble recycled pads to giving those pads to people who are in need of them love what they are doing
I love this. Well done to these people who are so extremely innovative. The entire process is just Wonderful❤️. I hope they will export soon❤️
Nothing is wasted neither the trees nor the pads. Not to mention that‘s it‘s not synthetic or made of plastic. As even plastic pads can cause allergies and rashes sometimes. I hope his business thrives and more women get access to sanitary pads. I‘m happy the old traditions and superstition about women during their periods is slowly fading.
What an amazing breakthrough for us women! Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️.
This is very authentic and it really saves our world
Innovation made from waste is the best😁
damn 90% secret , 10% banana. 🤣
So true....
Otherwise someone will sell it for 1/2 the price and not donate any
They are still a business. They have to make profit. Giving up your IP is not economicall.
@@johnl.7754 those kind of complexe business are strategic it avoids to be concurenced and keeps you in the market ! Especially in india where people try to copy each others
@@arkanelyass7697 Especially in India? Dude! it's same everywhere not just in India.
This is so fascinating, I wish this spread throughout the world
Beautiful step towards saving the environment ...we support your brand
Appreciate it. They needs more recognition.
This thing is really great u see . Just need to scale up . They need more of exposure like how other brands do . If people don't know and buy their stuffs the whole motive behind the action fails . I want this idea go huge and worldwide . Peace 🙏
Incredible India 🇮🇳
GREAT IDEA!!! PROUD OF THOSE WHO HAD THE ENGINUITY HARD WORK & PRODUCT.
Wow!! I've been wondering if pads can be made sustainable and this is the answer! 😍 banana is very sustaible especially because how easy they grow in tropical area
Galing! Sana lahat ng bansa at manufacturer maisip to para iwas kalat sa mundo. Salute to this guy.
I found this bloody well amazing and we will be checking online and find some because I think this is the solution to a lot of our pollution thank you so much for sharing your video
Wonderful idea and execution to resolve multiple universal problems in a conscious way. Can’t wait to see this expanding out to baby nappies/diapers soon!!
It truly would be nice if more environmentally friendly alternatives became widely available. Currently you buy them and there's So much plastic to throw away.
I like how nothing is wasted. 😊 👍
Very brilliant idea. India has many intelligent people who cares about the environment. This sanitary pads will be of great help to millions of women and girls all over the world. Thank you all for helping to save mother earth. I hope it can reach the Caribbean in the future. Jai Hind.
Wow. This is a Win/Win situation all around. No losers except the plastic manufacturing industry!
What a fantastic idea and initiative. The fact that so many young Indian women and girls work in modern jobs and earn their own money will help drive Saathi's business because they are more exposed to western ideas and products.
Donating pads to poorer villages is a wonderful program and hopefully this will help those women improve their menstrual health and hygiene.
Genius work. The world should recognise and benefit from this great idea. Many congratulations to the pioneers!
this is literally so awesome, there needs to be more products like this
man i gotta admit this is probably the best project that has been shown in this series. its insane how revolutionary it could become. most people tend to underestimate how much periods affect the lives of those who menstruate...
I love this serie!! Plz keep the videos coming
The only process I found bit less efficient is the UV sanitization was done on the final assembled pad and not on individual layer restricting deep penetration. Allowing deep penetration of UV through each layer will give better hygiene index
And the cost would increase to multi fold as well which will not be affordable.