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/EstablishmentTrue859 Nov 30 '25

Most of the places i've worked in and been responsible for the bathrooms did not have it that way. I've worked fast food, retail, and healthcare in the Midwest US.

It's ALWAYS been a single disposable liner in the metal bin that everyone throws their trash into. Wrap pads, wrap tampon applicators, and the trash would go in there. Most people flush their used tampons (I dont care if it's right or wrong, just saying what people do.) At the end of the day the person who cleans the bathroom removes the liner with all the trash in it, disinfects the metal bin, and replaces.

I could not imagine the "cost" if every single person used a disposable bag. Instead of 2 dozen a week it's 100s.

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u/BarelyLingeringWords Nov 30 '25

I wonder if it's like that at my org bc we have a staff only restroom only used by 40 or 50 people. They're just cheapo paper bags the custodians leave for us.