Question about tampon applicator disposal

[Anonymous]

It took my neighbor all of 10 months of living in her new build house before the $$$$$ plumbing bill came. Because she flushed tampons and wipes. That’s not even a year’s worth of periods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait you’re not supposed to flush applicators?? I’ve been flushing the plastic ones with wrappers and the tampon ofc for years.

Ummm

No, you are certainly not supposed to flush applicators OR wrappers OR tampons. Stop doing it now.

[Anonymous]

Always flush the tampon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH here.

Obviously little experience here (only once put a tampon in w/ an ex-girlfriend), but I remember I threw away the plastic applicator in a trash can immediately after.

Thought everyone knew to do that.

That's hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait you’re not supposed to flush applicators?? I’ve been flushing the plastic ones with wrappers and the tampon ofc for years.

Ummm

WERE YOU RAISED IN A BARN???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always flush the tampon.

Have you really never been told not to do this? Just out of curiosity, where/how did you grow up, and what were your parents like?

[Anonymous]

I’ve always wondered why many public bathrooms have signs that say “please don’t flush any sanitary products”. It’s like duh, why would I do that! Well, now I know why they have those signs!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was taught (by my mom) to flush the applicator, but that's back when they were made of flimsy cardboard that would at least theoretically disintegrate in water. When I switched to a plastic applicator, I for sure put the applicator in the trash! Same with the wrapper - it used to be light paper that would immediately fall apart in water, now it's that shiny stuff I would never flush.

I will say that I flush the actual used tampon, and no one is going to get me to stop. I would never routinely put a used tampon in a trash can, that's disgusting, and I have a high bar for disgust. I will put it in a trash can if there is one of those signs saying "no feminine hygiene products in the toilet" - I figure those places have crappy systems.

I used to flush used tampons too until the plumber pulled them out of the pipes in front on my husband, and warned him I should stop.

I double checked to make sure I didn’t post this. Same here. I had no idea you weren’t supposed to flush tampons until the plumber told DH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did OP think the little trash that's attached to the wall of almost every women's rest room stall was for?

I’m a different poster and always thought it was for pads. Like many here, the plumbing bill taught us a lesson we would never forget. Don’t be so hard on us, no, no one ever told us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you dispose of your used tampon applicators? Flush or trash?

I've been flushing for years now, and I use plastic applicators. I flush the wrapper too.. My friend said I should stop but it's just so much easier

You're a moron

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did OP think the little trash that's attached to the wall of almost every women's rest room stall was for?

I’m a different poster and always thought it was for pads. Like many here, the plumbing bill taught us a lesson we would never forget. Don’t be so hard on us, no, no one ever told us.

Same here, i always thought it was for pads?! i just flush it all down the toilet as long as its not a pad. Tampon, applicator (cardboard or plastic) and wrapper lol.
The only time i dont is if it's a weak toilet, otherwise flushh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What did OP think the little trash that's attached to the wall of almost every women's rest room stall was for?

I’m a different poster and always thought it was for pads. Like many here, the plumbing bill taught us a lesson we would never forget. Don’t be so hard on us, no, no one ever told us.

Same here, i always thought it was for pads?! i just flush it all down the toilet as long as its not a pad. Tampon, applicator (cardboard or plastic) and wrapper lol.
The only time i dont is if it's a weak toilet, otherwise flushh

I had always assumed it applied to pads, but not to tampons or cardboard applicators. I stopped flushing in college once I knew better but I can’t imagine ever flushing plastic applicators. Seems obvious those are trash.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if flushing was talked about in media and that’s where we all picked it up. Also I don’t remember trash receptacles in every stall when I was young which would lead to more flushing, particularly at school when those habits form.

Of course now every stall has them and as a middle aged woman, I’m no longer embarrassed if I have to carry a wrapped up tampon to the main bathroom garbage can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if flushing was talked about in media and that’s where we all picked it up. Also I don’t remember trash receptacles in every stall when I was young which would lead to more flushing, particularly at school when those habits form.

Of course now every stall has them and as a middle aged woman, I’m no longer embarrassed if I have to carry a wrapped up tampon to the main bathroom garbage can.

No, I think you just all picked it up because it's the easiest thing to do, and most people are lazy and don't give a damn about the environment.

And as for the not having trash cans in every stall, yeah, we know. It is the same for the rest of us too. You're supposed to wrap it in toilet paper and bring it out to the main bathroom area. That's one of the many reasons most of us don't want men in our bathrooms.

[Anonymous]

I am in my 40s and have a strong memory of advertisements when I was a teen or in my early 20s talking about flushable (cardboard) applicators. Does this sound familiar to anyone else? I flushed tampons and cardboard applicators until I learned otherwise from DCUM, about 9 or 10 years ago. I never used plastic applicators (in part because they weren’t the flushable ones!).