9 things you didn't know about feminine hygiene bins

Things you didn’t know about feminine hygiene bins...

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9 Things you didn’t know about feminine hygiene bins



Pathogenic organisms found in sanitary waste bins

Research has shown that sanitary waste (found in feminine hygiene bins) contains pathogenic organisms such as bacteria.

(Lucas & Mendes, 1980, J. Hygiene Cambridge, vol. 84)



Infection risk

To reduce the infection risk to its users, these feminine hygiene bins need management!



all deaths

Approximately 10% of all deaths in the UK are due to infectious diseases, like the ones potentially lurking in hygiene bins.

10%



‘What protection is there for me?’

Women who use feminine hygiene bins (and the people who clean them) are not currently protected against the risk of infection.



Infectious diseases cost England around £6 billion per annum for treatment, accounting for 10% of the NHS budget of approximately £68 billion.

(Health Protection in the 21st Century. Understanding the Burden of Disease; preparing for the future. Health Protection Agency, October 2005)

£6bn



E. coli, Salmonella andHepatitis B and C

Some high-risk infectious organisms found in sanitary waste include those that can cause Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.



1 – 100 bnbacteria

The levels of bacteria in feminine hygiene bins have proven to be between 1 billion to 100 billion per gram of waste items.



Current productsare ineffective

Most disinfectant products on the market either simply mask the odours or only affect the waste they're in direct contact with.



There is a solution!

There is only one product range currently available - Biosan - that works through the bin to kill all hazardous bacteria. This is also the only range actually tested in feminine hygiene bins.

9 things you didn't know about feminine hygiene bins

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