Cool idea. Water hyacinths are growing in a lot of tropical countries without any effort or support. They are just weeds and usually of no commercial interest for anybody. That's at least the experience I made in Ecuador.

I have seen already some attempts to include them into a process cycle due to that.
I could imagine that they would work well as a low cost pad option (especially when you consider that in their “plant life” they take up nutrients out of the water and have a certain water purification effect).
Do you have any information on prizes for production? Is the process patented or could he be set up in other countries as well?

Yours, Martina.

Dear All,

Have you heard of the Jani Pad? There is a trial going on for a low cost biodegradable sanitary pad made of Water Hyacinth in Kisumu Kenya.

More information here: www.janipad.com/the-problem/
Please have a look at their report here: www.janipad.com/contact/

What do you think about this concept?

Best regards,

Doreen