Small business sanitary bins — without the small-print contract.

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 require employers to provide a hygienic means of disposal for sanitary waste in washrooms used by staff — including washrooms shared with customers. The law does not specify a contracted service; check your own obligations with your adviser.

For many small businesses with 1–2 cubicles and low to medium use, buying bins as needed can work out cheaper than a scheduled contract, because you only pay for bins actually used (£4.83 + VAT (£5.80 inc VAT) per bin) rather than for a fixed visit schedule. Compare this against your current invoices to see what applies to your site.

No — it's a good fit. A single pack of 10 bins (£48.33 + VAT (£58.00 inc VAT)) often lasts a sole trader or micro-business many months. There's no minimum order and no recurring invoice.

Yes. Customer-facing washrooms in salons, cafés, restaurants, clinics, dental practices and shops all use Hygiene+. The bin sits free-standing or on a wall bracket, with a paper-based body rather than a scuffed plastic shell.

Check your contract end date and cancellation notice window (often 60–90 days before renewal). Give notice in writing, then order a pack of Hygiene+ to bridge the changeover.

For many low-volume workplaces, sealed municipal sanitary waste may be placed in mixed municipal waste where less than 7kg and no more than one bag is produced during the collection period, subject to the waste contractor accepting this route. Higher volumes must be segregated. Customers should confirm their site-specific arrangements with their waste contractor.

Sanitary waste provision for staff and customer washrooms is a normal business cost for UK VAT-registered businesses. Each order comes with a VAT invoice — request one at checkout or via our contact form.

Yes — order extra packs ahead of busier periods. Bins are flat-packed and take up little storage space, with a temporary seal between uses and a permanent seal once full.