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Can somebody more knowledgeable than me help? Feminine hygiene bins

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WeShouldBeFriends · 06/02/2019 23:46

I've noticed recently at work that 2 out of 3 cubicles in the women's loos have had the feminine hygiene bins removed. I assumed at first this was due to them being emptied or cleaned but they are still missing a couple of weeks later. Possibly entirely unrelated but these days I'm afraid I'm skeptical; a team leader is trans. Before I raise this issue does anybody know what the legal requirement for providing bins is, or indeed if there is any? Yes there is one bin in a cubicle but I don't think this is adequate as there are a lot female staff (approx 75+) and visitors may be caught out, as I was when I realised. This is in the NHS too Sad

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AornisHades · 06/02/2019 23:54

It's more likely to be 'cost saving' than a calculated attack but it is worth complaining about nonetheless. Have you checked other departments?

userschmoozer · 06/02/2019 23:54

The regulations are a bit hard to find, but your employer must provide bins. If there is only one bin in a cubicle and that is in use, you can't access it.

www.vrsani-co.co.uk/about/legal-requirements/

www.initial.co.uk/blog/company-provide-sanitary-bins/

WeShouldBeFriends · 06/02/2019 23:51

Ha good point!

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DontBuyANewMumCashmere · 06/02/2019 23:49

Start leaving used sanitary items on the cubicle floors and I guarantee they'll be back within a week Envy

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