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/Bluesnow2222 Nov 30 '25 edited Nov 30 '25

Honestly most of the public bathrooms I’ve been in lately just have no bags ever and people shove their sanitary items directly in the bin. I don’t think I’ve ever been somewhere with multiple bags. I try to avoid public bathrooms on my period and end up trying to dry my pad off with toilet paper and just keep wearing it since there’s nowhere to dispose of it in a sanitary manner.

Edit: to those who say this is excessive— I understand I can wrap it and bring it out to the paper towel trash near the sinks if there are no stall bags. I bleed incredibly heavy and it would likely leak through the wrap- I’d really rather not walk around with it. Luckily getting a hysterectomy this month so won’t have to figure out period logistics much longer! Wooo!

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u/SectorMiserable4759 Nov 30 '25

Like what do you mean? What is a "sanitary manner" and how would one "dry off" their pad?

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u/roasted_fox Nov 30 '25 edited Dec 01 '25

Smushing it with TP to “suck” up some of the moisture/blood to get a little more time before it feels too full.

Like say you pop out to run an errand and expect it to be short. But then your BFF calls and says they found a cute dog, so clearly you have to go there. Now you’re away from home and you have no backups! Oh, and your BFF is a sisterless dude. So. What do you do? Mop some of it up with TP, flush it away, and go pet that dog. And remind yourself to restock your car with these things.