DEVICE MAY HELP LANDFILLS OVERBURDENED WITH TAMPONS

DEVICE MAY HELP LANDFILLS OVERBURDENED WITH TAMPONS

KITCHENER, Ontario (Wireless Flash) -- Here's something for the female environmentalist in your life: a device that supposedly eliminates the landfill waste caused by tampons and sanitary napkins. The gadget -- called "The Keeper" -- consists of a small, reusable rubber cup that resembles the bulb on a turkey baster. A woman uses the device in place of regular tampons or napkins. Spokeswoman Francine Chambers claims an estimated 12 billion sanitary napkins are dumped in the trash each year, clogging landfills and city dumps. The reusable device lasts for up to 10 years as long as it's regularly disinfected and cleaned.