Playtex's director of consumer affairs, Martin Petersen, said the company introduced cardboard applicators 15 years ago that fall apart if they are flushed, but it still sells more plastic ones.
Lola's tampons are made of 100percentt cotton, and are currently available with plastic applicators, though the team says they're working on cardboard applicators, too.
For years, I had been overpaying (in my opinion) for organic cotton tampons with cardboard applicators that I dreaded, tampons that often fell apart completely before I could even use them.
At the lowest production cost, $0.17 using cardboard applicators and large scale production, the cost per DALY averted would be as low as $157.
You can flush cardboard applicators, but not plastic ones.
Its subscription service lets you create a box with your own mix of tampon sizes (with or without applicators, which can be either cardboard or plastic).
Paint Applicator has about 100 employees, the Nassau agency said.
I am a certified arborist and pesticide applicator.
