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A sanitary bin is a small receptacle for rubbish that is installed in toilet stalls.
Citron Hygiene marketed a sanitary in the UK in 1955.[1]
In the UK, the campaign 'Boys Need Bins' led by Prostate Cancer UK has been drawing attention to the need for sanitary bins to be placed in male toilets.[2][3][4]
In 2010 Women's Hour host Emma Barnett drew attention to the poor design of some women's toilets, which often have very little space for sanitary bins, or the containers are added as an afterthought.[5]
In 2024, the Football Association launched an investigation as to why sanitary bins weren't available in all the women's toilets at the FA Cup Final.[6]
From JP wikipedia:
Overview
[edit]Sanitary boxes are installed to dispose of used sanitary products such as panty liners , sanitary napkins , and tampons , as flushing them directly into the toilet would clog the pipes (they are insoluble). For the reasons mentioned above, they are often used by women, and are generally installed in women's restrooms and unisex restrooms. They are not often installed in men's restrooms, but there are requests from men who use diapers and incontinence pads, and there is a movement to install them.[7][8]
Recently, some devices have been equipped with infrared sensors that automatically open and close the lid by simply waving a hand. Additionally, products have been developed that automatically compress and laminate used sanitary napkins to seal them.
Anti-terrorism
[edit]Due to increased security measures for the G20 Osaka Summit held in Osaka on June 28-29, 2019, coin lockers and trash cans in stations around Tokyo and Osaka were closed, including sanitary boxes in women's restrooms, according to some railway companies . West Japan Railway Company , East Japan Railway Company , and Tokyo Metro did not target sanitary boxes for removal, but the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation and Seibu Railway , in cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, included "blocking and removing trash cans" as part of their anti-terrorism measures, and recognized sanitary boxes as trash cans, and removed them from major stations.[9]
Railway managers and security experts did not anticipate the backlash that would be caused by the removal of the sanitary boxes, and no alternative solutions were considered for what to do with used sanitary products .[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Tim_Butler (2022-09-30). "A History of The UK Sanitary Towel Bin & How These Services Have Changed". Citron Hygiene. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Sherratt, Samantha (2024-02-28). "Boys need bins - campaign update". Urostomy Association. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "Men's sanitary bins installed in Hampshire council buildings". BBC News. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ idio (2024-04-16). "Inclusive Bathrooms: Hygiene Bins for All". TWC Facilities Washroom & Hygiene services. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "Emma Barnett sparks conversation about sanitary bins squeezed into women's toilet cubicles". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "FA launches cup final investigation over women's toilet without sanitary bin". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "男性トイレにサニタリーボックス設置の動き 前立腺がん患者らにニーズ：中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "男子トイレにサニタリーボックスを設置する目的と意義。自治体の設置状況とは | 株式会社テラモト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "G20対策で東京の駅トイレからサニタリーボックスがなくなった？ 鉄道各社に対応を聞いた". ねとらぼ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "気軽に語れるようになった「生理」について改めて考えてみる：朝日新聞GLOBE＋". 朝日新聞GLOBE＋ (in Japanese). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2024-12-15.