If the global pandemic has taught us anything, it is that it is more important than we ever imagined to make sure we are taking health and hygiene seriously at all times. This goes beyond just knowing how to wash our hands or to sanitise regularly, and extends to the way other hygiene products are used and disposed of as well. Sanitary bins are essential in an office setting, offering a safe and clean space for women to dispose of their tampons, pads and other personal hygiene products. If you’re in the process of setting up a new office space, here is everything you need to know about what sanitary bins are, and where you should be installing them in the office.
What is a Sanitary Bin?
Sanitary bins provide female employees, clients and visitors with a good way to dispose of feminine hygiene waste. These bins have been around for decades, offering discretion and privacy to users and giving them peace of mind that they don’t have to worry about making a plan with a traditional bin. Newer bins contain antibacterial technology, which discourages the spreading of germs in the workplace. In a post-COVID landscape, this is going to be more important than ever, especially as everyone has their eyes on health and safety in the office in a far more pronounced way now than before March of 2020.
Health and Sustainability Consciousness Post-COVID
Once COVID-19 has finally run its course, employers across the world are still going to be tasked to take extra responsibility for health and sustainability conscious solutions for the office. New legislation may make this kind of thinking a far more stringent requirement than ever before. Beyond making sure that health regulations are adhered to, products like sanitary bins will also have to be equipped to help reduce the environmental impact of the items being disposed of. There are many startups currently in the process of refining this, and in future the combination of health and eco-friendliness may end up transforming a variety of industries in ways that we can’t even imagine yet.
The Best Place For Office Sanitary Bins
Because of the typically unhygienic nature of most of the items suitable for disposal in a sanitary bin, it’s important to make sure that they are strategically placed where they can be used discreetly and without added risk for spreading germs. The bathroom is the best place for this, and sanitary bins should be installed individually across each toilet stall in the women’s bathroom. This not only gives users easy access to them when they need it, but also typically results in the user leaving the stall and washing their hands before they head back into the office. This minimises the risk of germs being spread, and makes disposal a seamless part of a typical toilet break routine.
Installing New Sanitary Bins
The Bidvest Steiner team believes that investing in the best health and sanitation products can be a game changer for any office environment. Sanitary bins are a legal requirement in many countries around the world, and if your business hasn’t installed them in the office yet, there’s no better time than the present to do so. Our sanitary bins are designed to be efficient and complimentary to the holistic disposal process. Quick to install and with a team of experts able to answer any questions about them, we look forward to helping you get the office space up to code in no time at all.