Do you flush tampons?

[Anonymous]

If you don’t flush them, what do you wrap them in for disposal? I use tampons without applicators and would prefer not to add more plastic to the situation. But tissue seems insufficient and messy.

[Anonymous]

Nope, absolutely not. The only thing that gets flushed is toilet paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t flush them, what do you wrap them in for disposal? I use tampons without applicators and would prefer not to add more plastic to the situation. But tissue seems insufficient and messy.

A couple squares of toilet paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never!

You aren’t supposed to. That is why every public restroom has that little white trash bin for them.

No! That’s for pads and tampon tube trash.

Please ask yourself—why is it okay to flush tampons but not pads?

Pads are plastic. Tampons are organic cotton.

[Anonymous]

We lived in a brand new apartment building when we first got married. Ground floor. Came back from our honeymoon to find raw sewage backed up through the whole apartment because the people above us had flushed tampons.

Never in a million years would I do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t flush them, what do you wrap them in for disposal? I use tampons without applicators and would prefer not to add more plastic to the situation. But tissue seems insufficient and messy.

Just wrap it in toilet paper until nothing bleeds through. Trash bag is plastic so it’s contained there, and trash can has a lid so smell isn’t an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never!

You aren’t supposed to. That is why every public restroom has that little white trash bin for them.

No! That’s for pads and tampon tube trash.

Please ask yourself—why is it okay to flush tampons but not pads?

Pads are plastic. Tampons are organic cotton.

My shirt is cotton too, doesn’t mean it won’t cause problems in a sewage system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t flush them, what do you wrap them in for disposal? I use tampons without applicators and would prefer not to add more plastic to the situation. But tissue seems insufficient and messy.

Just wrap it in toilet paper until nothing bleeds through. Trash bag is plastic so it’s contained there, and trash can has a lid so smell isn’t an issue.

Wouldn’t your pets eat it??

[Anonymous]

Of course not! what are you 12?

[Anonymous]

Found out in old house in Takoma Park NOT to flush. Built huge football-like clog in old pipes. Thousands to fix. My husband so taken aback when the item that caused clog was shown to him. I hate to wrap and toss them but do now due to this.

[Anonymous]

I grew up never knowing not to do this. I am glad I learned not to do it before buying my own house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t flush them, what do you wrap them in for disposal? I use tampons without applicators and would prefer not to add more plastic to the situation. But tissue seems insufficient and messy.

toilet paper, obviously.

[Anonymous]

No!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes- of course. Why is this a question?

LOL, it's a question because clearly you're wrong.

[Anonymous]

Omfg NO