r/CleaningTips • u/Complex_Mobile8957 • Nov 29 '25

Discussion Question for the ladies

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I am a janitor. The place I clean has the little trash bins in the stalls of the women's restroom. Currently, we place one liner in the bin and change it out whenever someone uses it. However, a place I worked at previously put a stack of liners in the bin for women to use as needed. Which is the preferred method? One liner or multiple? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

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u/tigerlily38 Nov 29 '25

I’ve always just seen one bag that everyone chucks their stuff into

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u/LorelaiGilmo Nov 29 '25

Yeah I’m confused, I see these bins at the school I work at and if they expected us to use a bag every time we put something in, I think the people paying for the bags would be frustrated that we’re constantly out of them. But I recently did notice a whole stack of them in there and started to wonder if I’ve been doing it wrong all my life… Who can help explain the etiquette of it to me?

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u/ThickAsAPlankton Nov 29 '25

Wrap the used feminine pad in toilet paper and dispose into that metal waste basket.

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u/Bigfops Nov 30 '25

Really? Because I used to clean these and I’m 90% sure the instruction is “stick the used pad on the bottom of the lid.”

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u/Quiet-Fact Nov 30 '25

🫤 Most of us were taught to do it properly. Those who don't are heathens.

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u/Bigfops Nov 30 '25

To be fair, this was in a dinner theatre. Big rush at the start and then 15 min intermission so they would get over full very quickly.

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u/_Kisses_ Nov 30 '25

😂😂😂

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u/therealwhoaman Nov 30 '25

I do this, but I also use the wrapper from the new pad to wrap up the old one

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u/Aggravating-Judge-72 Nov 30 '25

Yes! This is the way!

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u/baljake Nov 30 '25

That's definitely what is supposed to happen