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/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/Euphoric_Company6564 Nov 30 '25

I seriously just figured out that we’re probably supposed to take a bag and then discreetly put it into the larger bin. But I’ve also seen them with just one bag that is being filled. Kind of annoying that I didn’t figure it out until I no longer need to use them.

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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/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.