Question follow-through · 41919

Sanitary Products: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the environmental impact of disposable period products and (a) environmentally friendly and (b) reusable products.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
1 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the environmental impact of disposable period products and (a) environmentally friendly and (b) reusable products.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Defra has not carried out a comparative assessment of the environmental impact of different types of period products.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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