'Cupping' the issue: Sterling work by two women in managing menstrual waste

There are variety of options - From the 'Regular Teal Cup' to the 'Soft Green Cup', the 'Hard Yellow Cup' and the 'Fuchsia'!

When Malini Parmar and Smita Kulkarni launched the “she cups” on Stonesoup, 5-10 per cent of the waste being generated in Bengaluru was sanitary waste. Parmar and Kulkarni, both having had strong exposure to the corporate world, wanted to provide solutions and products that would be eco-friendly, as well as economical. The common goal of reducing environmental waste led them to launch Stonesoup in mid-2015. 

Stonesoup gets its name from Stone Soup, an old folk story in which hungry travellers convince the people of a town to share their food in order to make a meal that everyone enjoys. The