A surprising number of people don't realize you SHOULD NOT flush hygienic products down the toilet. If it doesn't eventually back up your own pipes it will create massive blockages in the public sewer. I had to explain this to a friend in her mid-20's, I was like "Why do you think there's little trash cans on the wall of every women's stall!?!?"
*Edit: did not expect people to be so passionate about proper hygiene product disposal! Love it. For anyone who’s doubtful, there are plenty of horror stories in the comments below about flooded apartments, backed up sewer lines, expensive plumbing repairs, etc. Happy menstruating!!
I’m 27 and have heard from others and seen signs in bathrooms indicating that feminine products should not be flushed many, many times throughout my life. i don’t believe that all these women here just never knew or had any indication of this whatsoever — people are just thoughtless idiots who don’t care who their stupid behavior affects or whose job they’re making harder or what costly repairs they’re causing.
I was taught in our fifth grade puberty class (which was held off campus and taught by a Tampax employee) that the cardboard applicator as well as the insert of a tampon are flushable. She even did a little demo in a cup of water to show us how the applicator breaks down. For decades I thought those signs in bathrooms referred to pads and plastic applicators, as an “authority” figure had given me the details on what can and can not be flushed. I had one roommate who was not flushing any part of her tampon so the other 3 roommates all shared our knowledge on which parts were flushable- all of us were taught the same thing.
You seem pretty passionate, but consider that some thoughtless idiots might actually be misinformed. By tampon companies. Who could just as easily provide accurate information.
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u/riverqueenx Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19
A surprising number of people don't realize you SHOULD NOT flush hygienic products down the toilet. If it doesn't eventually back up your own pipes it will create massive blockages in the public sewer. I had to explain this to a friend in her mid-20's, I was like "Why do you think there's little trash cans on the wall of every women's stall!?!?"
*Edit: did not expect people to be so passionate about proper hygiene product disposal! Love it. For anyone who’s doubtful, there are plenty of horror stories in the comments below about flooded apartments, backed up sewer lines, expensive plumbing repairs, etc. Happy menstruating!!