Mrittika works to amplify the voices of her peers, her community, as well as her own!
We all have personal reasons for being part of Women's Voices for the Earth. Here is Mrittika's story...
Working to Make Safe Products Accessible to My Community
I am happy that this information will be passed down from people of color to other people of color. This means that we are one step further to reaching a world where no one will worry about whether the products they are using are safe or not.
Take Action for Safe Cosmetics!
Please take action TODAY and tell your congressional representative to support these importance pieces of cosmetics legislation. No matter our income level, the color of our skin, or where we live, we all deserve access to safe products.
How Do Cleaning Products Connect to Climate Change?
One of the many contributing factors to climate change is consumption, as the result of the extraction of resources like petroleum and gas used to make products.
5 Questions to Ask Your School About Their Disinfecting Products
Wondering how to go about asking your school to quit the quats and use safer alternatives? Here are 5 important questions to get the conversation started and find solutions to help your school make the switch to safer.
Let the Countdown Begin!
Manufacturers of tampons, pads, cups and menstrual underwear are not required to tell you what ingredients they use to make these products ... but all that's about to change!
Persistent and Pervasive Podcast: Cleaning, A Stained Industry
New episode talks about the cleaning products in your home that are not as safe and healthy as you think — especially for domestic workers who have to use them day in and out!
Back to School Lessons: Avoiding Disinfectant Wipes with Quats
One thing you can usually find on back to school supply lists is disinfectant wipes that often contain pesticides like ammonium quaternary compounds (or quats) linked to asthma, reproductive harm & more.
Antiquated Law Allows Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics and Puts Health At Risk
The law that currently oversees cosmetics and personal care products is more than 80 years old and is under 3 pages long. There are currently around 10,000 ingredients used in cosmetics. Yet, this 84 billion dollar industry is not required to meet any sort of safety standard for ingredients.
Menstrual Equity for All Act will make period products more affordable and accessible!
Shockingly, almost 1 in 4 teenagers in the U.S. report lacking access to period products. During COVID, 1 in 10 college students were unable to afford period products.