Boys need Bins
3-6 million people in the UK experience urinary incontinence, the unintentional loss of urine. Incontinence isn’t something that should be swept under the rug. While society has often seen it as a women's issue, it's about time we start a nationwide conversation to break the silence around male incontinence.
For these men, the safe and hygienic disposal of incontinence products is important. Men who need to dispose of their sanitary waste (including incontinence pads, pouches, stoma, catheter, colostomy, ileostomy waste by-products) often have no direct access to a sanitary bin in male toilets.
We’ve taken the time to examine the issue of men needing access to their own sanitary bins in male toilets. Our findings show that there’s an urgent need for:
1. New legislation: Legislation to be created for the specific provision of at least one male sanitary bin in male toilets.
2. A national conversation: A national conversation about incontinence, pads, pouches, stomas, catheters, colostomy or ileostomy bags and how they impact men.
3. More support for men: A recognition by medical/health care professionals of the mental health and emotional support needs for men as well as practical advice about managing incontinence.
We want Councils nationally to bring about change so men can enjoy being out of their homes, knowing they can access a bin in a public toilet, when they need it.
Please complete the form below to email your Councillor today to let them know that Boys need Bins and to ask them to get behind the campaign and help us reach our target of 1,500 emails.
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