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 is because women sometimes don't have sanpro with them when their period starts, LimitedPeriodOnly.

So it makes sense to provide sanpro for female guests in your home, given that not having any on you when you need it seems to be a problem.

@wishtotravel, how about two bins? One for rubbish including sanpro, tissues, etc, and one for recyclables?

Pros -
Nobody has to sort through a bin
Everything that is thrown away ends up in the right place

My two bathroom bins are small. They're emptied about every second day. One is open topped for recycling, and the other one is a pedal bin. My bathroom is tiny.

I cannot think of anything more disgusting than rummaging through a bin to separate items.

Can't believe how many people put their used sanitary items in the kitchen bin?? 😳

I thought sanpro was some make of product, I looked it up and seems not. 😂

@Opalfeet

I thought sanpro was some make of product, I looked it up and seems not. 😂

I spent ages trying to work out what everyone meant too!

It's one thing carrying your bloodied tampons through your own home to the kitchen but how many guests would feel comfortable doing that in front of peoples dh's, kids etc. I use a liner in the bathroom bin, I don't put the toilet roll tubes in it so the contents all goes in the bin. It's things like cotton buds, floss, wipes, cotton wool pads. No way I'd be sifting through it.

Sanpro = sanitary products.

@mathanxiety

It is because women sometimes don't have sanpro with them when their period starts, LimitedPeriodOnly.

So it makes sense to provide sanpro for female guests in your home, given that not having any on you when you need it seems to be a problem.

Oh even though I don't have periods any more there are still some unused tampons in my bathroom cupboard in case anyone might want them while visiting my home @mathanxiety.

No one has used them but they are there just in case along with loo roll, soap etc. I check these supplies on a regular basis not because I want to pry into my visitors' habits but because I would be failing as a hostess if I allowed them to run out.

But what should I do if a desperate woman approaches me in the street? What would you do in that situation if you didn't spare san pro on you?

In that case I would give them money. I bet you would too. No one has ever asked me for money to buy a box of tampons. It's usually for a cup of tea. I always suspect that might not be the true intention but am never judgemental and usually give them a pound coin - small change if it's all I've got.

I always suspect they might want to buy drugs or Special Brew. But you have made me realise a cup of tea might be a euphemism for sanpro - I hate the term sanpro by the way but that is my own issue and in no way a judgement on those who sprinkle it around.

When I had periods I always carried a tampon with me along with keys, money, loo roll stuffed up my sleeve in case of nose drippings. It seemed sensible but I admit I am the organised sort.

I don't carry tampons any more but perhaps I should start again. It's not just people who come to our home who are in need of our help. I think Jesus said something along those lines.

Perhaps I should carry a buffet of sanpro so as to offer a choice plus lots of other things I don't need in case anyone is desperate.

I've no objection in principle but I'd need a bigger handbag.

@Momicrone

Jeez, didn't realise all these women walking around with used San pro in their handbags, wrapped up in some kind of leak proof way, great being female

Do you think there is something wrong or anti female with carrying used tampons or sanitary towels if wrapped in a hygienic way in your handbag before disposal? If so, why do you think it is okay to put it in someone's bathroom bin?

I am female and would prefer you not to do that. My reason is that period blood like all blood, smells bad in a short space of time even if wrapped. I know both women and men can do noxious shits but at least shit can be flushed and a window opened. Bloody tampons shouldn't be flushed and stay until someone empties the bin. Why do you think it is all right for me to deal with that and not you?

I'm assuming you are an adult woman and can say: "I have some rubbish. Is there an outside bin?"

Why do you think it is all right for me to deal with that and not you?

Because they are in your house. No-one is asking you to deal with stranger's sanpro (

[quote VanGoghsDog]Why do you think it is all right for me to deal with that and not you?

Because they are in your house. No-one is asking you to deal with stranger's sanpro (

In fact, you're not dealing with anything anyway, just emptying a bin.
Invite guests, let them treat your home as their home. Or don't have guests, that's fine too.
But having guests and expecting them to carry soiled sanitary ware in their overnight bags in case your precious bin should smell is really unfriendly.

Your attitude about it is unfriendly. It is a bin, but it is her bin and she can chose where to have one and what goes in it. She also can have guests and not want them to treat her home as theirs and that is ok too.

It can also be considered unfriendly to do things that would make a host uncomfortable because it is their home and not yours.

If people have such an issue with having to dispose of something in a different bin then they are used to in their own home they can choose to stay in a hotel, do short visits, or meet in places where they can dispose of their sanpro.

[quote mathanxiety]@wishtotravel, how about two bins? One for rubbish including sanpro, tissues, etc, and one for recyclables?

Pros -
Nobody has to sort through a bin
Everything that is thrown away ends up in the right place

My two bathroom bins are small. They're emptied about every second day. One is open topped for recycling, and the other one is a pedal bin. My bathroom is tiny.

I cannot think of anything more disgusting than rummaging through a bin to separate items.[/quote]
Two bins in your bathroom @mathanxiety? The luxury,

I've only got one. It's open topped and funnel-shaped. Fake copper/verdigris and lidless. It's attractive as bins go but I wouldn't want to boast.

I have a lidded bin, used by dd and her friends without any complaints by me. Recycling gets lobbed in the general direction of the bin or left on the sink/toilet and the bin fairy (me) takes it down to the recycling bin.

Oh good lord, everyone needs a bathroom bin

When it comes to bins I prioritise function over appearance, @limitedperiodonly.

@mathanxiety

When it comes to bins I prioritise function over appearance, *@limitedperiodonly*.

That's nice. It would be dull if we were all the same.

Where do you put your used cotton wool balls, cotton buds & loo roll inners?

I don't use cotton wool ballsor cotton buds. Toilet roll inners go straight downstairs to be put in the recycling. I have a bathroom bin though, for used sanpro, razor blades and any other bathroom stuff. Definitely grim not to (and I'm generally quite a household slattern and pretty relaxed about germs etc).

YANBU, a bathroom bin is so handy, not just for sanpro but all sorts of detritus. However, I fear you're preaching to the converted - those who don't have them will still not bother to get one, even for guests. If I was in your position I'd put a small rubbish bag in my handbag and then tip it into the kitchen bin just before leaving.

I’ve never smelt anyone’s used sanpro. I think the smell of the perfumed pads can be very strong but not blood. Otherwise we’d all stink when we menstruate. I don’t understand the “gross smell” argument at all!

I don't have one actually! But I never have guests to stay over. I don't have periods due to the contraception I use.

I don’t understand the “gross smell” argument at all!

The reaction to the alleged smell of used sanpro is because of internalised misogyny.

The horror at the idea of putting used sanpro in someone else's bin comes from a deep-seated sense of shame associated with periods.

I totally agree @mathanxiety

There's nothing alleged about it. Blood, like all organic matter, decays and when it does it smells. It's not a feminist issue nor one that requires psychological analysis. It's a fact.

@mathanxiety

I don’t understand the “gross smell” argument at all!

The reaction to the alleged smell of used sanpro is because of internalised misogyny.

The horror at the idea of putting used sanpro in someone else's bin comes from a deep-seated sense of shame associated with periods.

So why does it have to be a bathroom bin?

If it’s all about rising up and defending against this, and I quote, ‘deep-seated sense of shame associated with periods, why shouldn’t women just proudly put their used period products in any bin?

Why is there any ‘shame’ in putting them in a kitchen bin, as opposed to a bathroom bin?

Why does it matter which room houses the bin, if periods are nothing to be ashamed about or hidden?