Australian start-up Hoopsy, founded by entrepreneur Lara Solomon, has introduced a recyclable pregnancy test to create a more ecologically friendly experience for consumers and curb waste. The design is part of a sustainable movement in the industry, aiming to avoid the use of single-use plastics that end up in landfills each year.
Hoopsy's recyclable pregnancy test is made almost entirely out of paper. The packaging tube is made of cardboard packaging. The only thing that isn't is the soft plastic pouch it comes in and this can be recycled through supermarket collection. Following clinical trials, Hoopsy's innovation has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom. The test showed 99 percent accuracy from the day of a person's expected period.
Paper Pregnancy Tests
Hoopsy Introduces a Recyclable Pregnancy Test to Curb Waste
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