Disposing of used tissues, simple or difficult?

I live in London suburbs and we do have bins here and there outside local shops Tesco have one outside the supermarket and in the park near me. I’d stick it in my pocket and dispose of when I got home otherwise.

FGS just keep a bag in your pocket and bin it when you get home.
All my paper products go in the compost bin.

I have bags in my pocket anyway, similar ones to the bags in my dog walking jacket.

Easy.

The idea of carrying a bag around with me to put them in hadn't occurred to me! . Not sure there was any need for the FGS though - the suggestion alone would have been enough!

What do you usually do with your trash when you are away from home?
We usually bag it and bin it when we get home. Surely we all do this?

Fair comment MamaCaz

I always have nappy sacks in my bag, very light to carry but handy for all sorts.

Yes, carrying a bag to put them in is a good suggestion. I agree though, no need for the FGS, as it came across as a bit sharp.

With everything that is going on in the world today I feel a For Goodness Sake on a thread about the disposal of paper hankies is entirely justified.

Not like I put FFS!

I almost always have one or two freezer bags with me and my tissues go in that until I get home, then they're flushed and not put into nearest rubbish container where they can blow away with all the gales we have.

This is when coal fires were handy.

We're very lucky to have a woodburner. I put used tissues in my bag then burn them when I'm home.

I agree, it can be an issue. I don’t think there are any bins at all on London Underground, they were removed in the 1980’s as an anti terror / anti fire measure.
I dread to think about what happens to the paper tissues of the millions of people who use the Tube every day.

To those who carry a bag in their pocket or handbag, to contain the used tissue, presumably you also have to dispose of the bag after use, otherwise that is harbouring germs too?

Bins became fewer in our town after terrorists cottoned on to how useful they were to casually drop a timed bomb into and stroll away. When the G8 conference was on here (or maybe it was different numbered G) , there wasn't a single open bin in Princes Street.

Ellanvannin

Tissues should not be flushed. They are the wrong sort of paper, and can cause blockages.

My goodness, I never knew that about tissues and the toilet! There’s actually a symbol on the box, with a line through someone putting one in the loo. Never too old to learn!! ?

I agree with dirty-nappy bags - very cheap and fold up to nothing - plus I always have some here for Gdcs’ visits.

Good question! I agree it's like the dogpoobag problem: not enough bins. Ideally we would each have a small cross body bag with plastic lining for washing and disinfecting. Few would wear this!

It' pockets not the used paper that is the main problem. However viruses tend to be delicate and especially when dried out won't survive long, unlike some bacteria and some other disease germs. There must be scientific info about this !

Sensible experienced people like grans here can and often do carry bags to put dirty detritus in. However most people in the world need advice and instruction, and still won't adopt clean habits.

Having used said tissue and placed it in the requisite bag, do we then remember to use sanitising hand gel? Sometimes I have it with me (mostly when I’m fishing) sometimes not. I can see that we must all follow these guidelines now but I am not looking forward to the constant round of paranoid activity I undergo while preparing raw chicken these days, where I seem to be thoroughly cleaning my hands every few minutes in case I spread chickeny bacteria around!

Greyduster, I like to assemble all the 'dirty' equipment I will need before I unpack the chicken, then there is only one hand washing.

BTW I like to scratch the soap with my finger nails then scrub it out .Tesco sells nail brushes for £1.

So do I Alexa but it still doesn’t stop me going over the top with the hand washing, and now I have something else to be paranoid about!??‍♀️

Calendargirl, my tissues are more often than not squares of toilet paper which I tear off before going out. I rarely buy tissues, toilet rolls are cheaper and can be flushed.

Even the washing up liquid is anti-bacterial.

We use loo roll for tissues as well.