Rather awkward question I'm afraid. Nevertheless, because I am of the ignorant man-kind, I can't help but ponder. Where do they go once they've been... used? Surely it wouldn't be rational to flush something that large (pad) down the toilet, and I'm sure nobody would appreciate seeing one of them in the bin. So what happens to them once they're no longer needed?
~Link
PS: Sorry if the question was incorrectly categorized. Women's Health was the closest I could get.
2006-08-01 21:52:50 · 9 answers · asked by Link 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Indeed they are NOT flushed, that would block up numerous toilets. In many ladies' rooms there is a rack holding sanitary bags, these are paper bags where we can put the used tampon and/or pad before throwing the bag ( and contents) away ( in the bin). Many pads come wrapped individually in plastic which can be used to roll the previous pad into before throwing it away. Tampons can be rolled in toilet paper before ending up in the bin.
2006-08-01 22:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by Courage 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pads are wrapped up in toilet paper and put in a bin in the rest room stall. Tampons can be flushed or thrown away, yet flushing them can be bad for the toilet because it can get clogged.
2006-08-02 01:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I first used pads I would put the used one in the wrapper of the new one and fold it. I would sometimes even roll it up in toilet paper. Now I use tampons and the used ones just go down the toilet and you never have to worry about them again.
2006-08-02 04:44:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tampons are flashed
Pad we normally roll them up in toilet paper and either put it directly in the sanitary bucket or in polythene paper normally provided by the manufacturers then in the trash or sanitary bucket.
Why the curiosity????
2006-08-01 21:59:44 · answer #4 · answered by ngina 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my wife throws away the used tampon and used pad in the trash can and she's wraps them up in toliet paper and throws them away as soon as appossible!
2006-08-02 03:36:38 · answer #5 · answered by sungjung_13 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
next time you go to a pub/restaurant, sneak in to the ladies loo, and see the box thats next to the toilet, thats where it all goes... mystery solved!!
2006-08-01 22:05:49 · answer #6 · answered by matts_wife 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tampons are flushed.
Pads are folded up and put in the trash basket.
2006-08-01 21:56:20 · answer #7 · answered by nazihalo_x 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
is this suppose to effect you in anyway?....are you thinking of having a sex change or something along those lines...?
2006-08-01 22:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
girlie brunette, you hit it up! go girl!
2006-08-01 21:57:19 · answer #9 · answered by lovelyshih 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋