How should we dispose of used sanitary napkins?

Put the wrapped pad in the garbage can.

1. Never flush your pad, wrapper, or paper liner down the toilet.
2. Preferably, you should put the pad in a garbage can with a bag or liner.
3. Some public bathrooms have small trash cans or metal disposal bins in each stall where you can dispose of pads or tampons.

How should you dispose of sanitary towels?

All you have to do is take your used pad, place it in the wrapper, roll it up, and secure it with the tab. Then bin it and wash your hands. Easy peasy.

Is sanitary napkin biodegradable?

Conventional pads are made up of wood pulp, a superabsorbent polymer (SAP), cotton and plastic fibers. Many biodegradable pads replace the SAP and wood pulp, but still have to retain a minor amount of plastic for waterproofing. As a result, most green pads aren’t entirely biodegradable.

What type of waste is sanitary waste?

Menstrual hygiene products include cloth, sanitary napkins and other materials used to absorb collect/menstrual blood. Solid Waste Management Rules (2016) consider menstrual waste as sanitary waste under solid waste.

What are the environmental problems caused by improper sanitary napkin disposal?

432 million pads/sanitary napkins are generated in India annually, the potential to cover landfills spread over 24 hectares. This is a ridiculous amount of pollution which is hazardous with toxic chemicals leaching the soil, strong and harsh odours emitted by the waste disposed of in landfills or buried in the soil.

How do you dispose of sanitary products at home?

Disposing of sanitary pads in the home is a fairly simple process. All sanitary pads come with a wrapping that enables you to wrap up the pad, and throw it away without any leakage. To ensure it’s fully secure, you should ideally wrap some toilet paper around it, and simply throw it in a discrete bin.

Is sanitary napkin bio medical waste?

The meeting noted that it is necessary that the used sanitary napkins and diapers be classified as bio-medical waste. It applies for sanitary pads and diapers as well.

How is sanitary waste disposed in India?

India produces 9000 tonnes of Sanitary waste every year. The method for disposing sanitary waste is incineration and the state has pushed for low-cost incinerators in various schools and women’s complexes.