The Tampon Dispensing Company That's Turning Away Clients

Originally published on Bloomberg.com on March 8, 2023 as “The Tampon Dispensing Company That's Turning Away Clients.”

Swedish startup RedLocker has set out to tackle period poverty with its tampon dispensers now used in half of Sweden’s high schools.

Two young Swedish women have turned their high-school project into a startup to make headway into tackling period poverty.

RedLocker AB, founded by Liza Eriksson and Clara Lidman in 2018, wants to improve menstrual health and access to safe, hygienic period products. It’s best known for its tampon dispensers, bright red devices mounted in bathrooms from schools to businesses that give out products for free.

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Photo courtesy of RedLocker AB.