Green Child Magazine Summer 2015 | Page 66

but they actually are much more economical when compared to the cost of disposable products over your lifetime. Remember those 12,000 to 16,000 disposables the average woman will use? If she’s a buying box of 20 tampons or pads at $5 per box, she’ll throw away upwards of $3,000. It’s kind of like equipping your kitchen with ceramic plates: it would be tremendously expensive (not to mention wasteful!) to continuously purchase disposable paper plates, so we buy plates that we can use indefinitely. Frequently Asked Questions about Cloth Pads How many pads will I need? The short answer: it depends. How long is your cycle? How heavy is your flow? How often do you plan to wash your pads? 66 These are all questions you can consider when thinking about how many cloth pads you’ll need. I