HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
Gayatri Chudekar
Information design. Design research. Educational design
HEALTHY & ECO-FRIENDLY MENSTRUATION
'MAKE A CHOICE'
Disposable sanitary pads are health as well as an environmental hazard. Through primary research, it was found out that not many people are aware of these facts. Also largely people I could interact with were clueless about the alternatives available which are healthy and ecofriendly. Through ‘Make A Choice’ I want to make people aware of these choices they have. I have designed an information booklet that can be distributed independently or can accompany talks/seminars/discussions.
APPROACH
Research to understand use of menstrual products & management of menstrual waste
Research Methodology
-Semistructured interviews
-Observational Insights
-Field Visits
Design
Intervention
& Intent
Communication design -
Infographic booklet on sustainable products
Poster design
Identity design
Mapping waste management system
UNDERSATANDING CONTEXT
Key Findings from secondary research
Environmental Hazard
Health Hazard
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. Conducting semi-structured Interviews
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I interviewed 4-5 Peers (students 22-27 ages), 2 Neighbours (40-45 ages), Garbage Collectors, BBMC ward officer, Columbia Asia staff
2. Field Visit
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BBMC Ward Office
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Columbia Asia Hospital,Bangalore
3.Observational study
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Tracking Waste collection
Usage of Menstrual products.
Waste collection data of 1.Kempegowda2.Choedeshwari
3.Atturu 4. Yelahanka Satellite town
Colour-coded waste
collection bins
at Columbia Asia
Insights & Observation
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1. While hospitals and wards have designated bins and waste sorting systems, such systems are not implemented at the household level to segregate, collect and dispose of sanitary waste.
2.Garbage collectors have to manually sort sanitary waste and are not trained to handle sanitary waste differently
3.Most people are not aware of the environmental and ecological hazards of the menstrual products they use.
4. Those of the few who are aware of sustainable menstrual products don't know about the availability and accessibility of these products.
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DESIGN INTERVENTION
To design and map the efficient sanitary waste collection system & create communication material to provide information about healthy & sustainable menstrual products
DESIGN OUTCOMES
Mapping waste management system
Suggestions & Directives based on research
According to SWM
2016 rules, sanitary
waste should be considered under Domestic Hazardous waste.
• Awareness should be created at public level and government level.
•Registration and basic training for waste picker and collectors should be done.
• According to SWM 2016
Rules, Every user should be
responsible for wrapping
used sanitary napkin in suitable wrapping material.
• Manufacturing should be responsible for collecting back waste generated
by their production.
• A minimal amount of user
fee may be charged for
proper management of process
• Different color code bags
should be followed for sanitary waste.
• There should be different
sanitary waste collector van
or a different compartment
for this waste in same van.
• Fine should be charged to
the people involved in waste management process for improper working.
• According to WHO guidelines, sanitary napkins
should be incinerated above 800 degree celcius.
• Proper emission control
system should be placed.
• Feasibility check should be
done on government level
to see whether they can be
used in W2E plants or any
other process as per its calorific value.
• Proper rules should be
enforced for illegal sanitary
landfilling and other harmful practices like low temperature incinerator.
Identity Design
Identity design with coloured circles in red and green to represent menstruation and sustainable circular waste management systems,
Booklet design
Booklet explaining hazards of commercial pads due to its plastic content and listing benefits of biodegradable and reusable options, urging users to ‘ Make a choice’
Leaflet design
’Most users weren't aware of the alternative or where to find them. Hence a leaflet was designed that gave information about alternative products, available sizes, price and online/ offline locations that manufactured or sold the make a choice’
EXHIBIT
Srishti Cumulus Exhibition displaying posters of the project.and the relevance of Menstrual Hygiene Management to different SDGs
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Leaflets were given to the visitors in the exhibition.
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Project designers- Gayatri Chudekar, Himani.A
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