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Do I Need Male Sanitary Bins in My Workplace? We are all familiar with female sanitary bins in women’s washrooms, but are we aware that male sanitary bins are increasingly becoming an important part of modern workplace facilities. Facilities managers will need to know: “Do we actually need male sanitary bins?” The short answer is: […]

Toilet blockages are gross and nobody wants to have to deal with them. Flushed Sanitary Products Are a Huge Problem Recent reporting from NHS Trusts has highlighted the huge problem of toilet blockages caused by flushing sanitary pads and products down the toilet. Sanitary waste does not disintegrate or break down at all. That means: […]

Working hard to reduce the impact of sanitary waste Sanitary waste is an inevitable part of maintaining hygienic washrooms, but what is not inevitable is how it’s managed and disposed of. The typical process, the one the industry has used for decades, is simple: collect, transport, and incinerate. It kept things compliant, but not necessarily […]

Overlook your sanitary waste disposal responsibilities and it is not just poor hygiene and bad smells; it can land your business in serious legal trouble. The Law You Can’t Ignore Two key pieces of UK legislation cover sanitary waste: Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 – employers must provide suitable sanitary bins in women’s […]