Good afternoon fellow supporters, First and foremost I would like to say a huge thank you, we have now grown to an amazing 53,000! Yesterday I received a response from Procter and Gamble, in regards to the petition and the issue of plastic in their sanitary products. They said: "We constantly strive to reduce the impact of our products on natural resources and solid-waste systems worldwide and as such they are designed and manufactured to have as little impact on the environment as possible. That means we carefully choose the materials we use, make wise decisions about the energy we use, and minimize waste. Like many supplies used for personal or medical care, pads and tampons cannot be recycled or flushed. So we have engineered our products to be compatible with existing solid waste disposal systems. For a tampon to be biodegradable it needs to break down into water, carbon dioxide, and organic matter within a reasonable amount of time (e.g. 6 months) under normal disposal conditions. Because our products are to be disposed of in household waste, we cannot be sure the conditions needed for materials to biodegrade will be present where the household waste ends up. Therefore, we do not make any statement about the biodegradability of the product. We can only recommend disposing of the tampon, the applicator and the wrapper in an appropriate waste container. However, we are fully committed to reducing the amount of waste from our Feminine Care plants worldwide and have reduced solid waste by 70% since 2010, with 8 of 10 plants running at zero-waste – instead of sending waste to landfills, we reuse it for manufacturing or convert it to energy. I hope that this helps to assure you that we do also care about the environment and are always looking for ways in which we can lower our environmental impact." With companies such as Natracare providing biodegradable sanitary products since 1989, my question is why can't they do it? Please join me today and tweet to @proctergamble using #plasticfreeperiods and why you want them to go plastic free and biodegradable. Lets show them how much we want this to change, for us and the planet! My twitter is @ella_daish. Thank you again and stay safe in the snow! Ella :)