Tampons are NOT flushable.
Some manufacturers claim otherwise to make their products seem more convenient, they can make this claim based on industry standards that dictate it can be classed as 'flushable' if the tampon can pass the Brunnel Flushability test; tampon clears the U-bend in a toilet set-up in a lab. There is no consideration for low-flow, septic tanks, old systems, or what happens further up the system.
Think about it - tampons do not break-down in water and they expand when saturated. As such they can block your toilet and house plumbing, as well as blocking pipes further up the system - people have to go in to manually clear such blockages and damage from blockages cost BILLIONS per year to fix, money that could be far better spent. Furthermore tampons can make it though sewage systems and into the water ways and onto beaches.
Tampons are a big enough environmental risk as it is due to manufacturing (particularly with rayon chemically treated/bleached brands) and waste (12,000+ over a lifetime) - more so if you're encouraging women to use applicators. Applicators are there purely for women who don't like to touch their genitals or flow, it's total myth that these make insertion easier, it's very common for girls to insert the tampon too low down when using applicators - non-applicator are easier as they are less complicated, give more control over depth/direction, and have rounder tips.
Please dispose of used tampons responsibly - wrap-up and bin, that's why they have sanitary bins in bathroom stalls!
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Tampons are NOT flushable.
Some manufacturers claim otherwise to make their products seem more convenient, they can make this claim based on industry standards that dictate it can be classed as 'flushable' if the tampon can pass the Brunnel Flushability test; tampon clears the U-bend in a toilet set-up in a lab. There is no consideration for low-flow, septic tanks, old systems, or what happens further up the system.
Think about it - tampons do not break-down in water and they expand when saturated. As such they can block your toilet and house plumbing, as well as blocking pipes further up the system - people have to go in to manually clear such blockages and damage from blockages cost BILLIONS per year to fix, money that could be far better spent. Furthermore tampons can make it though sewage systems and into the water ways and onto beaches.
Tampons are a big enough environmental risk as it is due to manufacturing (particularly with rayon chemically treated/bleached brands) and waste (12,000+ over a lifetime) - more so if you're encouraging women to use applicators. Applicators are there purely for women who don't like to touch their genitals or flow, it's total myth that these make insertion easier, it's very common for girls to insert the tampon too low down when using applicators - non-applicator are easier as they are less complicated, give more control over depth/direction, and have rounder tips.
Please dispose of used tampons responsibly - wrap-up and bin, that's why they have sanitary bins in bathroom stalls!
March 16, 2011 - 3:57pmThis Comment
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