Innovative, sustainable menstrual product line, using UK-grown and processed hemp fibre

创新、可持续的月经产品系列，采用英国种植和加工的大麻纤维

• 批准号: 10046920
• 金额: $ 36.45万
• 依托单位: ECO HYGIENE CARE LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10046920
• 关键词: Innovative; sustainable; menstrual; product; line

EHC is a UK hygiene products SME with a core project team of Frances Lucraft (CEO/Founder), Richard Summerfield (Project Lead/Partnerships Director); Dr David Huggett (Agroecology and Technical Materials Expert and Advisor) and Andrew Jones (Hemp Cultivation, Processing and Manufacturing Expert) of Fibra Crops Solution Ltd (FCS); Dr Steven Neill and Vera Chetty (Chief Innovation and Technical Officers in Non-wovens Innovation).The majority of menstrual products currently available are made using synthetic fibres that take hundreds of years to degrade. Disposal of single-use period products generates 200K tonnes of waste per year in the UK alone. Some products use natural fibres, such as cotton, but the environmental cost in water/energy/land and pesticide use in growing cotton is significant. Thus, there is a need for alternative products that are biodegradable with improved environmental impact in their growing, processing and manufacturing.EHC is developing a range of menstrual products made from environmentally friendly 100% organic hemp. Compared to cotton, a single hemp plant generates 220% more fibre using 50% less water. The 'field-to-pharmacy' approach will utilise raw material that is grown and processed in the UK. Hemp is breathable, antibacterial, hypoallergenic and provides effective performance against leaks and odours, thus making it the perfect raw material for innovative hygiene products that are environmentally sound. Many women and organisations are seeking products that are more sustainable, toxin and plastic-free, with a lower CO2 footprint. In addition to being high-performance led, customers will buy these products knowing the raw material and manufacturing processes are far more ethical and sustainable, as well as being chemical-free, ensuring that the new hemp period line offers improved health benefits to alternative conventional products.

EHC是一家英国卫生产品中小企业，其核心项目团队包括France Lucraft(首席执行官/创始人)，Richard Summerfield(项目负责人/合作伙伴关系总监)，David Huggett博士(农业生态和技术材料专家兼顾问)和Andrew Jones(大麻种植、加工和制造专家)，Steven Neill博士和Vera Chetty(非织造布创新首席创新和技术官)。目前提供的大部分月经产品都是使用需要数百年才能降解的合成纤维制造的。仅在英国，一次性使用期产品的处置每年就产生20万吨垃圾。一些产品使用天然纤维，如棉花，但种植棉花在水/能源/土地和农药使用方面的环境成本是巨大的。因此，在其生长、加工和制造过程中，需要可生物降解的替代产品，并改善对环境的影响。EHC正在开发一系列由100%有机大麻制成的经期产品。与棉花相比，一株大麻产生的纤维比棉花少220%，用水少50%。这种“从田地到药房”的方法将利用在英国种植和加工的原材料。大麻具有透气、抗菌、低过敏性，并提供有效的防泄漏和气味性能，从而使其成为环保创新卫生产品的完美原材料。许多女性和组织都在寻求更可持续、更无毒、更无塑料、二氧化碳排放量更低的产品。除了高性能LED，客户购买这些产品时，知道原材料和制造过程更符合道德和可持续发展，而且不含化学物质，确保新的大麻周期系列比传统替代产品提供更好的健康益处。