to refuse to stop putting nappies in this bin?

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My elder dd goes to dance lessons on a Saturday morning. They also hold baby ballet classes that morning, which begin at age 2 so obviously many of the class are still in nappies. There's a waiting room/cafe attached to the dance studio where parents and siblings wait.

A few weeks ago I changed my toddlers nappy and put it in the bin in the bathroom. The following week there was a sign above the bin saying: 'do not put nappies in this bin, take them home.' When I was leaving the bathroom a member of staff went in and approached me a couple of minutes later saying could I remove the nappy in the bin and take it home. I hadn't changed dd so said the nappy wasn't mine, she looked disbelieving so I asked the reason for the no nappy rule.

She said the bin is small so nappies get squashed and it isn't pleasant for staff to empty. I said surely the answer is to buy a bigger bin as many paying customers of theirs are nappy-wearers. She said the rules stands and walked off. Thee following week there was a more aggressive sign with capitals and underlining and to be honest, I feel like just ignoring it. We usually go out for the day straight from dancing and, particularly in the summer, it's not great to have a dirty nappy in the car. There are no other bins nearby and, like I said, I feel if your service caters for toddlers then you should also cater your facilities to them.

Aibu to ignore whatever sign she's dreamed up this week and use the bin anyway?

cunt the nappy I left was before the sign and was onlywet.

Agree follow their rules. If you don't like them, don't go.

When ds was a baby, we weren't even allowed to put nappies in the bin at the baby clinic so it's common. Bag or double bag, take with you and put in a bin whilst you are out.

A question there. Is there no legal obligation to have a bin for sanitary products and nappies in that sort of environment?

The dance school runs 40+ classes per week at £6 per class with 25 students in each class. The cafe/waiting area is in the same building and there's no sanitary bin either. I would've thought such a profitable business would be legally, if not at least morally, obliged to provide appropriate facilities.

Hang on a minute how can nappies have to be treated as clinical waste / managed in a different way if millions of households across the country bung them in with their domestic waste?

I suppose YABU if thats their rule BUT I would put a note into management to say if they want to run a family friendly service they really need a rethink.

Walton what a silly thing to say if they are old enough for ballet they are old enough for potties, like its that simple

YABU to ignore the sign that is there but TABU by not providing appropriate facilities.

If it is a financial issue, because it is expensive to empty a bodily waste bin and they may not be full enough to constitute the expense then they should just say so.

I do however think that people need to get a grip when it comes to their own or DC's bodily waste, it's natural so bagging it up and carrying it around isn't a huge deal. Yes we choose to use cloth nappies and sanitary pads but if we can carry it around for a few hours without stinking then so can you.

Our children's centre asks us to take nappies home.

Irritating, yes, but I wouldn't dream of refusing their request, not the right sort of bin there, so unhygienic to leave there.

Yabu.

I think you need to keep pressing the management for a proper bin.

But until one appears, yes you should dispose of the nappies elsewhere.

a sanitary protection bin is different, haven't they got one?

So the nappies are too smelly to go in your car but you think it's fine to have them sitting for goodness knows how long in a communal toilet stinking the place out for everyone else?

Yabvvu and spectacularly selfish.

Nappies are human waste, they smell and require more than weekly or fortnightly disposal which is how often collections are unless the venue pays extra for special bins and collection. That cost would then be passed on to the incredibly cheap £6 you pay per class. Why should everyone else had to subsidise your laziness?

Take your dirty nappies home and dispose of them properly you dirty article.

walton, not all 2 year olds can be potty trained.

Spotty yes I choose to use cloth, because I don't think it's that inconvenient. I even use it if we're away overnight because it's really not a hassle. I suppose disposables are supposed to be more convenient, but honestly it's not a huge inconvenience to carry one bagged nappy until you get home or can sling it in a bin.

But they need a proper bin.

No no no. Take it home. Wet ones are ok but soiled ones not. We have sanitary bins at work and people were leaving soiled nappies in them. They are only emptied every 3-4 weeks so we thought we had bad drains until we found out. I have people want to put them in the clinical waste bin in my room but I tell them to take it home. Disgusting. And it costs loads to have these bins emptied

Sorry OP have re-read your first post, think I misunderstood...

YABU to ignore their sign, it's not that big a deal to double bag and take home if needed.

But I agree, they are BU not to provide proper facilaties for customers paying to bring toddlers. It's not like it's a free baby group or something.

softlysoftly it's because you might catch something nasty from human waste but if it is your own waste you can't catch something you already have. And if it is your child's waste that is just one of the things you have to put up with as a parent - but other people shouldn't have to because of the health risks but mainly because it's not their job.

No fence sitting here.

If there is no nappy bin, take it home. It is your nappy. To expect/demand anything else is unreasonable.

If there is a nappy bin, leave a tip every time you make use of it. They are being extremely nice. They will be charged for disposing of nappies. As a commercial business their waste is monitored and nappies cost them to dispose of.

Any comparison to sanitary towels is ridiculous. There is a bin for them and a service charge to the owner of the loos. Nappies are not sanitary towels and there is no legal expectation for a company to provide for disposal of nappies, as with sanitary towels.

Do the obvious thing. Take a nappy sack and take it home!

iK8 I'd disagree that £6 is 'incredibly cheap' for a 30 min dance class.

Childrens centres, health clinics, doctors, toddler groups etc are different are they're non-profit organisations. The owner of this dance school earns thousands of pounds from young children who need a nappy bin and young women who need a sanitary protection bin so they should provide one.

The dance school runs 40+ classes per week at £6 per class with 25 students in each class

And how many of those are classes that have children who would require nappy changes?

It isn't that big a deal to have to take a soiled nappy home with you - double bag it, and pop it into the bin when you get home.

Are the only toilets for the dance school the cafe ones?

I would expect their to be changing rooms for the dancers with relevant toilets/sanitary bins in.

It is where I live! If you don't like the rules you could take your custom elsewhere?

If the class is only 30 mins then why would you even need to do a nappy change any way? It's not like you're there all day.

I was actually agreeing with everyone saying take the nappies home but OP made a good point about whether teenagers are asked to take their sanitary wear home with them.

Now I have no idea .

Yes they're the only toilets Fleta There are six toddler classes and 20+ teen ones, so plenty to warrant bins.

If they're running a commercial business making money fr

A bin full of nappies isn't just unpleasant - its a health hazard. If you must wrap poo up in a plastic bag for it to be left round for days, then buried in landfil, then keep it in your own house.

Why don't you just scrape the poo into the toilet and flush it away like you're suppose to - leaves the remaining nappy much less offensive to deal with, whoever has the unpleasant task of emptying the bin.

Wrapping poo in plastic bags is rank.

FFS

...making money from teaching toddlers in nappies then they should provide a proper nappy bin.

Blimey, if you've got a car you can stick the nappy in a scented bag in the boot, until you find a bin.