Can You Flush a Tampon?

No. Tampons can cause plumbing blockages that can lead to sewage backflow, which can result in a health hazard and expensive repairs. Only flush human waste and toilet paper. Commonly, used tampons are wrapped in a facial tissue or toilet paper and put into the garbage.

How do you dispose of tampons?

Tampon disposal is pretty straight-forward, you can simply wrap your used tampon up in toilet paper and throw away used tampons in the garbage bin or trash.

Can you flush away tampons?

Please dispose your tampons, wrappers, and applicators in your regular household waste bin. Do not flush them down the toilet. Like many products used for personal or medical care, they are not recyclable.