Bins - specifically where to put them

[twirlywoop]

I have frequently visited relatives and stayed with them and ended up putting things in a plastic bag to throw away with discretion at a later time. It's got me thinking for when we host our first visitors overnight in our own house.

Do you prefer bins in the bathroom, the bedroom or both? If someone is using the lounge as a sleep/change space should we put a bin in there too?

Personally I think bins in the bathroom are essential

presumably you’re putting used tampons in a bag, tying up and then putting in the bin? what else would you be concerned about?

bathroom bin is an absolute no brainer

how king are they staying for?

long

We have bin in bathroom. I also have basic bin with lid I add into guest room. In laws always have loads of rubbish so it saves kitchen bin needing emptying more frequently also

We have a bin in our bathroom, but not downstairs toilet. Any guests or visitors will have used both at sometime, so know what's available.

but downstairs toilet presumably where guests go? what if they change a tampon? have to blow their nose?

Bins with bags in bathrooms and bedrooms (that's a lot of Bs!)

Yeah that's what I mean. It's a bit awkward if you need to change sanitary wear in the bathroom with no bin. I think perhaps some of my hosts are past that age so don't need them for themselves.

Ok sounds good. Can never have too many bins I guess.

They are here for a week.

I have bins in every room.

I have 3 bath/shower rooms and have bins in 2. The only reason I don't have a bin in the third is that there is literally no space at all to put one in! I haven't put one in the spare bedroom but if I did it would be an open waste paper basket for used tissues etc. rather than a closed bin.

Yes, bins in every room. Bins with lids in bathrooms.

We have bins in pretty much every room in addition to a large bin and recycling containers in the kitchen - wastepaper bins in living room, bedrooms, etc and lidded bins in bathroom and loos.

Bin with lid in each bathroom and downstairs loo. No bin in guest bedrooms as they have a bin in their bathroom.
Other than that, bin/recycling in utility and bins in kitchen & study.

Me too. Even the spare room that is a junk room and has no bed in it!

Bag for life on the back of every door.

I have a bathroom bin, and there's also nappy disposal bags in there visible (I use them for cat litter so they don't get wasted if nobody uses them)

I used to have bins for general waste, paper, and mixed recycling in every room of the house because my husband was a drunk messy cunt.

But now he's sober and just about qualified to use a bin, there are bins in all of the toilets/bathroom and in the kitchen. If someone didn't have a bathroom bin I'd just wrap sanitary stuff in loo roll and put it in the regular bin. It's no worse than food scraps or whatever else people put in there.

Bathroom bin is a must
ideally bin in the guest room is nice, but not essential

As a bin?

Second question...where can I get cheap bins haha

Ikea

For short term guests, yes. Means the can pop it in the wheelie bin and you don't have to know about their sex life, drug\alcohol consumption, that type of thing, save everyone.

I have tiny pedal bins from The Range in most rooms. They are 3L so use very small bags but then guests don't have to feel awkward about insisting on taking the bag out even if there's only a couple of bits in there. With a bigger bin I worry they might feel more awkward about taking out a bag that's practically empty.

Supermarket, charity shop, B&M, tat shops on the high street, recycle an old cardboard box and line it with a charity bag. They're really not hard to find.