No bathroom bin

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If you are at relatives house with no bathroom bins where do you put your used sanitary stuff? I've been wrapping my tampons putting in handbag and putting them in the outside bin. I would always empty the bathroom bin and my periods are very heavy so need changing frequently., SIL isnt menopausal even my dad who lives alone has bathroom bins ??!!

It's totally the same. I'm prepared for my periods and have taught my daughter (13) to be the same.

When I buy san pro I buy san pro bags. They are smaller than nappy bags and thicker so you can't see what is inside. They are on the shelf next to the tampons.

When we run out of bags we buy more. When I leave the house when I have my period I take spare tampons and san pro bags. Like my daughter. Like most women.

Likewise, I take a spare nappy, wipes and a bag when I take my baby out. Because that is stuff I'm going to need and can prepare for.

I will confess I flush my tampons….perhaps this thread will make me think twice.

However aren’t the sanpro disposal bags plastic so I’m not sure whether putting them in a bin (with a plastic liner in there too) is really any better?

I’m likely to just continue flushing, although I have a bathroom bin for used containers, loo rolls etc and think it’s weird when people don’t

@ThinWomansBrain

reading this, you'd think that no one responding lives in an apartment.

I have a bathroom bin, but never use it - the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen open on to the same hall space, warehouse apartment, so the only one with a door is the bathroom. Main bins (waste and recycling) is in the hall, why would I put stuff in an "intermediate" bathroom bin?

Stayed at a relatives over the christmas period, with bathroom and bedroom bins - didn't use either, small plastic bag (recycled, I'd put my toothbrush inside it in a cosmetic bag) that I placed waste in over a few days.
I don't expect my relatives to sort through/dispose of used panty liners.

I sometimes feel as though a lot of MN posters live in a different world!

However aren’t the sanpro disposal bags plastic so I’m not sure whether putting them in a bin (with a plastic liner in there too) is really any better?

I'm going to buy the biodegradeable bags when DM's seemingly never ending supply of nappy sacks runs out, although to be honest I'll probably have gone through the menopause by then!

Biodegradable bags are a good shout, albeit if they are in a bin with plastic containers I or no one in my family is going to be keen to sort through the bin for recycling

The ones I get are biodegradable. Unlike the tampon applicator.

I use non applicator tampons anyway as the applicator ones just aren’t comfy (tmi) and have excessive waste.

I have always flushed tampons….surely they break down over time, or no?

Unlike the tampon applicator.

The ones I use are cardboard

Biodegradable bags are a good shout, albeit if they are in a bin with plastic containers I or no one in my family is going to be keen to sort through the bin for recycling

I wasn't suggesting that, the whole lot would go in landfill rather than having to sort through it!

I thought everyone used a Mooncup these days anyway?

Well it didn't even occur to me that people would put used sanitary towels/tampons in their kitchen bin. Every day's a school day.

We have a bathroom bin which is emptied daily without inspection of the contents.

@Youngatheart00

I use non applicator tampons anyway as the applicator ones just aren’t comfy (tmi) and have excessive waste.

I have always flushed tampons….surely they break down over time, or no?

No. What is this, the 70s?! Don't flush tampons!

blog.publicgoods.com/can-you-flush-tampons/

There was someone on the thread who said they needed a bathroom bin to dispose of moist toilet paper after they did a poo. The thought of someone leaving that in my bathroom bin (if I had one) is just grim (to use a mn favourite)
I understand that in some countries there is a bin for loo roll, but I don't live in one. If I had a bathroom bin and someone put shitty wipes in it they would never be invited back. With a baby, shitty wipes would be wrapped inside the nappy securely and taken straight outside.

@RedHot22 I know a lot of people do but it's not for me, I'm sticking to what I know and what works for me

I don't think any water company encourages people to flush sanitary waste down the toilet.

Yorkshire water state this:

Only flush the three Ps:

Pee
Poo
Paper

They also specifically state not to flush the following down the toilet:

Cooking oil
Cotton buds
Leftover food
Nappies
Paint
Plasters
Sanitary pads
Tampons

@Youngatheart00

I use non applicator tampons anyway as the applicator ones just aren’t comfy (tmi) and have excessive waste.

I have always flushed tampons….surely they break down over time, or no?

No! You shouldn’t be flushing anything other than loo roll and urine/faeces. In order to be absorbent, tampons are too dense to break down properly so they just cause clogs.

@RedHot22

My bathrooms are bloody beautiful I’m not having some white plastic bag hanging out of a bin in there!

Bring your own bag, dispose of it yourself.

As are mine. Really beautiful. I still put a bin in them so my guests have somewhere to put cotton pads, ear buds, san pro, contact lens packaging, etc. I don’t want anyone feeling they have to take it all home or worse, feeling compelled to flush unflushable items.

Use a mooncup, period pants (modibodi are great! They even have a sale on at the moment), re-usable san-pro. There are so many options that do not involve a mountain of plastic in landfill.
I used washable nappies and wipes too, it was actually really easy. And yes with two babies at once and yes they even went to a créche who used cloth nappies.

I do have a bathroom bin though.

@RedHot22

I thought everyone used a Mooncup these days anyway?

Some women do not find them comfortable and they are not recommended for women with prolapses.

Why do you assume that all women like the same san pro as you?

I can't use a mooncup or tampons.

I've got 2 bins in each bathroom. One for recycling and the other for things that need disposed of in the bathroom. The thought of wrapping up a used tampon and ferrying it to the kitchen to me is a bit odd. Lots of potential for contamination. I prefer to deal with used sanitary products in the bathroom, then wash my hands.

Some women do not find them comfortable and they are not recommended for women with prolapses.

Why do you assume that all women like the same san pro as you?

I can't use a mooncup or tampons.

I agree. I can't use a mooncup or tampons now either.

Have thought about period pants though. Think I would still need pads on the first day or so as my period is really heavy then but then goes really light for several days.

This thread is not actually in the main answering the OP's point, is it?

Her point is, do you accommodate guests' needs?

A lot of women here don't.

Discussing the merits of a liner in a pedal/ waste bin is a bit off topic, IMO.

Yes, we all need to reduce plastic but it's never going to be zero. And unless you never use plastic liners in your bins, it's a bit rich to use that as an excuse not to have a bathroom bin with a liner.

Some of the 'excuses' not to have a bin are laughable.
Like the bathroom bin smelling.
Don't you clear your bins daily?
When we have people to stay, I wipe over the bathroom they use daily and take away the rubbish in the bin.

I think this topic comes down to women who care about other women, and their needs, and women who only care about themselves.

I wish I had known about mooncups when I was still having periods.

Don't you clear your bins daily?

No, not if it's not full and doesn't smell. It's a waste of a bin liner.

When we have people to stay, I wipe over the bathroom they use daily and take away the rubbish in the bin.

My guests are day visitors only, no one stays over. And no, it's not because of my lack of a bin, it's because I don't have a spare room!

Most visitors know me well enough to ask where they should put rubbish, of if they need san pro unexpectedly they can ask me for it (I'm not leaving a selection on the side just in case!).

" I think this topic comes down to women who care about other women, and their needs, and women who only care about themselves"

Surely though if the visitors have access to a bin, then their needs are met?