Basic hygiene is essential in every workplace, whether formal or informal. Since menstruation is a normal event, female employees must be given strategies for handling it with dignity and without being put in dehumanizing circumstances. Sanitary bins are useful in this situation.
Cleanliness
Sanitary bins are essential for workplace hygiene for several reasons. First, they ensure cleanliness at the workplace because female employees get a proper place to dispose of their used sanitary towels rather than perhaps disposing of them in ordinary bins.
When sanitary towels are disposed of in such ordinary bins, they cause a stench in the rooms where the bins are found. Cleanliness at the workplace creates a positive image of the company.
Protection Against Infection and Diseases
Secondly, having sanitary bins at the workplace promotes the health and safety of all employees. Waste not correctly disposed of can trigger many ill-hygiene illnesses, such as bacterial and urinary tract infections.
Further, it may expose people who come into contact with openly disposed sanitary towels to infections if they touch them and later perhaps touch their mouths or eyes or even eat without washing their hands.
Having sanitary bins also encourages female employees to change their sanitary towels regularly since they do not have to worry about where they will dispose of the used ones. Regular changing of sanitary towels for women promotes their reproductive health and well-being.
Female Workers' Privacy
Thirdly, having sanitary bins at the workplace ensures the privacy of female workers. In most cases, sanitary bins are placed strategically in ladies’ washrooms. This promotes their privacy as they can quickly dispose of used sanitary towels right after they finish their toilet business without fear of being jilted by their male counterparts.
It also ensures that they do not go around carrying used sanitary towels so that they may dispose of them elsewhere. In a way, this also promotes their dignity since their menstrual affair remains private and dignified. They can comfortably go through menstruation without having the fear of humiliation for lacking a place to dispose of their used sanitary towels.
Proper Waste Management
Fourthly, having sanitary bins at the workplace promotes sustainable waste management. In most cases, sanitary bins have recyclable liners that can be used and recycled occasionally, thus promoting environmental sustainability. This is unlike the open disposal of sanitary towels, which eventually sip into rivers and other water sources, contaminating the water.
Proper Waste Removal
Fifthly, having sanitary bins at the workplace ensures that waste is removed and disposed of quickly and safely since there are proper bins. It also does not expose waste removers from potential hygiene-related illnesses as they remove and dispose of the waste.
Summary
In conclusion, every workplace requires sanitary bins to provide a work-friendly environment for its employees, particularly female employees. It should be considered an essential right.
