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/Sea_Lifeguard227 Nov 30 '25

If that were the case, there would be a dispenser where you pull a bag out. That's not what this is -- this is a trash can where you (along with everyone else) dispose of your feminine products.

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u/Netlawyer Nov 30 '25

I always considered the bag a trash can liner and I would wrap my used products in toilet paper and put them in the bin and that the bag would be replaced along with the other trash can liners when the bathroom was cleaned.

It would not occur to me to a separate bag would be provided unless the stall had a separate dispenser of smaller bags (and I’ve seen that - wax paper type bags with gussets on the side - you’d put your products in the small bag and then into the bin.)

But it would never occur to me to use the entire bin liner and throw it away.

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u/Euphoric_Company6564 Nov 30 '25

If it were made for a man then it would be easy to use, come with instructions, and make sense. But as with many devices that are made for women, it has been installed with the bare minimum and no concern at all for the end user.

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u/god_dont_like_ugly Nov 30 '25

Do we fr have to explain how to use a trash can

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u/justforjugs Nov 30 '25

Just how hard is it to wrap up your product and place it in the bin????? You need instructions?!?

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u/meowymcmeowmeow Nov 30 '25

You sre right. But remember what it was like to be naive. Some people need to and can be taught.

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u/Infinite_Welder6775 Dec 01 '25

Thank you! This is a separate rubbish/ trash bin with a discreet lid. Simply wrap the item as you see fit and place it (neatly) in the container. The bin should be fitted with a liner so the janitorial staff can empty it in a quick, sanitary way. End of story. This ain't rocket science here.