# sanitary disposal bins?

Category: Health and Wellness

## Post 1 by pinklady (Newborn Zoner) on Saturday, 07-Nov-2009 12:02:56

Hiya guys!
Newby here fantastic site.
This is one for the girls and hope it aint too gross.
Could anyone please tell me how do you use a sanitary towel disposal bin with no sight?
My friend and I have been trying to figure this out now for months but cannot and don’t want to ask a sighted person.
Xx

## Post 2 by bozmagic (The rottie's your best friend if you want him/her to be, lol.) on Saturday, 07-Nov-2009 12:16:20

You just use it like a normal rubbish bin, open it, put your dirty sanitary towels or tampons on the shelf inside if the bin's one of those that has a small shelflike thing under the lid, then close the lid. The dirty sanitary towel or tampon should then slide down in to the bin, unless it's nearly full so the sticky backs of the sanitary towels might stick to the shelf. In this case, just push them off the shelf and squash the bin's contents down so you can fit it in. Other bins though, just come with a little flip up lid on top. Just drop the used items in and flip the lid shut again. If at home, use a flip top bathroom pedal bin for your used towels or tampons and be sure to line it with one of those scented polythene baby nappy bags or something similar so you don't have to unstick all the used towels from the bucket when the time comes to empty it.
Jen.

## Post 3 by Sword of Sapphire (Whether you agree with my opinion or not, you're still gonna read it!) on Saturday, 07-Nov-2009 15:11:46

If you wrap your used sanitary pad into the wrapper of the fresh one you just put on, you won't have to worry about the sanitary pad sticking to anything.

## Post 4 by SexySquirrel (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Saturday, 07-Nov-2009 19:17:59

Agree with the last poster.

## Post 5 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Saturday, 07-Nov-2009 19:42:34

You could also rap it up in some toilet paper. Just open the contaner and drop. Its a bit grose when people just drops them in and not rap them. But I am not the one who has to clean it so what ever.
If you are asking how are you supose to get it inside with out getting your hands nasty if the case may be. Then try putting on some gloves.

## Post 6 by Shadow_Cat (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Sunday, 08-Nov-2009 6:34:20

Agreed with the others here. Wrap it in either the paper you just got the fresh one out of, or TP, and drop it in there. If your hand happens to touch any of the contents of the bin, that just washes off when you wash your hands. I don't think using these has to be any different for us as blind women than it is for sighted ones.

## Post 7 by tear drop (No longer looking for a prince, merely a pauper with potential!!!!!) on Wednesday, 11-Nov-2009 13:34:34

Agreed.
Most have a lid that flips up, and one can simply toss the used napkin in to the bin.

## Post 8 by Miss Prism (the Zone BBS remains forever my home page) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 0:35:57

I have a strong urge to say, just use a menstrual cup!
Ok, I got that off my chest.
Now, why is this even a question? You've had to dispose of paper towels before, surely? Is this not pretty much the same thing?
Odd question.

## Post 9 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 2:00:15

I use a menstrual cup, so far I haven't needed to dump it in public, I hope that day never comes but hopeing is like playing rushen rulet.

## Post 10 by icequeen (move over school!) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 16:58:50

with the cup how does one not get it all over when removing it?

## Post 11 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 19:40:55

verry carefully.
No really how I do it is I grab the bottom of the cup and pench a bit, just enough to get a grasp and then I pull it down and at the same time I rock it a bit to loosen the suction. When it is near the exit I gently and slowly pull out the part that is tutching my pelvic bone. The rest slides out with no problems. Then I flip upside down and give a gental shake and keep upside down while I grab for a peace of toilet paper. I reach with the second hand with the toilet paper adn cover the opening of the cup before pulling it from the cubby hole of between my leggs and the toilet bowl.The toilet paper helps from getting excass blood from dripping all over the place.

## Post 12 by icequeen (move over school!) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 20:16:59

thanks for the answer. :) ok so being careful is definitely key. why do you think that method is better than tampons?

## Post 13 by Sword of Sapphire (Whether you agree with my opinion or not, you're still gonna read it!) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 21:03:16

Menstrual cups are better because they are less expensive in the long term, and create less waste. They hold menstrual blood instead of absorbing it, so you can keep them in for longer, if I'm not mistaken.

## Post 14 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 21:11:05

Well it's cheeper for one thing. I bot mine for $17 online and I will not have to buy a new one for ten years. I always have one available unlike tampons. I only have to carry one with me, and if I am on my piriod the one that I am carrying is inside me. So no cute and descrete perse to dill with.It is much more healthier for me, the earth and land fields. I am not sticking a cotton plug inside me that has dyes and bleach in it. Your chances are nearly impossible for you to get TS. What if you forget to buy tamponds and you start? You don't have to go looking for a trash can and oh yeah, if you have dogs, oh how they love to get in to the trash when theres a bit of blood laying about. Not to mentchen the oder from it roasting in the trash waiting to be taken out. You can wear it much longer. Up to twelve hours even without dumping it. Wich means that you can have it in during school or work and not once have to take it out. And no one will know if you are going to the bathroom to use the toilet or to change a tampond. Carry cottonale flushable wipies if you have ishues with getting it on your hands or just want one to clean the cup before inserting. You don't have to do this. Or use it to help clean yourself up after dumping.

## Post 15 by CrazedMidget (Sweet fantacy's really do come in small packages!) on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 21:33:37

I've never used a menstral cup, I want to try it though..

## Post 16 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Saturday, 14-Nov-2009 0:21:47

there is a thred on here all about them.

## Post 17 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Saturday, 14-Nov-2009 0:38:30

go
here
to see the thred about menstrual cups on the Zone.

## Post 18 by Miss Prism (the Zone BBS remains forever my home page) on Saturday, 14-Nov-2009 20:12:48

Haha. Yeah, as Nicky says, careful is the way to go on emptying. There's a little bit of a learning curve for some people, but you quickly get the hang of how to do it neatly.
I've rarely ever had to empty my cup away from home. Attending to it before leaving is usually enough. On my heaviest day, my cup can safely be left in place for 8 hours, without disaster.
I don't even know where to begin to answer why a cup is best! There are many reasons, but for me, convenience is the most important one. I never have to buy supplies again, I will never run out of what I need, and no one needs to be involved in my business, as regards this.
Then, the cup contains more fluid than tampons absorb, so you don't need to empty a cup as often as you need to change tampons. And they do feel cleaner, I think.
Some women have said using a cup decreases cramps. I haven't experienced this myself, but it has made my period shorter by a couple of days.
You may want to visit this livejournal community for tips and to have every possible question answered! The ladies there are very helpful and very nice.
www.menstrualcups.org
You can contact me privately if you like; I'd be glad to help if I can. I don't want to go into more specific detail here.

## Post 19 by blw1978 (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Wednesday, 09-Dec-2009 3:26:16

Hi, I'm not a fan of the menstrual cup. The thought of having to empty it, then wash it out in a public bathroom seems kind of gross to me. I don't like the idea of using a Cottonelle wipe or toilet paper to clean a cup either. Also, I'm not gonna insert something in my body that is coated with blood Gross!! But to each his own. As far as the bleach issue with tampons, honestly, it's probably a miniscule amount. Are there harmful chemicals used to make a menstrual cup? Just curious. Also, is it healthy to leave menstrual blood in your body for an extended period of time? I know, you could raise the same question with tampons, but you're supposed to change them every 4-6 hours of soon if necessary. Girls, does anyone here besides me have issues with off-brand tampons? I've found that the applicators on the nicer brands work better, and the good kinds don't seem to spring as many leaks. Just an observation though. To the original poster, I think Always makes a pad that has a wrapper that is designed to be used with the pad you're changing. But, any wrapper or TP would work just as well. This might sound too obvious, but if you're concerned about the location of the trash can, explore and find it before you need to use it. I know this might sound dumb, but I could understand why a blind woman would be more concerned about the matter.

## Post 20 by blw1978 (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Wednesday, 09-Dec-2009 3:27:33

Sorry, that should have been sooner if necessary. Please excuse the sucky typing on that last post.

## Post 21 by Miss Prism (the Zone BBS remains forever my home page) on Thursday, 10-Dec-2009 21:34:01

Blw1978, to each his own, as you said, but it would be your own blood, nothing to be afraid of.
Since you ask, cups are made of medical grade silicone.
Since the cup contains, rather than absorbs, it actually keeps the fluid away from your skin.