Boys Need Bins Motion

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MOTION BY COUNCILLORS J DUFF AND C SHIERS
BOYS NEED BINS
This Council notes:
• Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. 1 in 8 men will be
diagnosed, rising to 1 in 4 for Black men. As many as 69% of those treated
with surgery may experience urinary incontinence as a result.   
• 1 in 25 men aged over 40 will experience some form of urinary leakage every
year.   
• 1 in 20 men aged 60 or over will experience bowel incontinence in the UK.   
• 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. 
• A survey of men living with incontinence reveals that 95% feel anxiety due to
a lack of sanitary bins in men’s toilets for disposing of pads hygienically. 
• Nearly one third of men surveyed have been forced to carry their own waste in
a bag.   
This Council believes:  
• that men should be able to safely and hygienically dispose of incontinence
products easily and with dignity wherever they go. 
• that men who need to dispose of their sanitary waste should have direct
access to a sanitary bin in male toilets. 
This Council resolves: 
• To review and consider provision of  sanitary bins within  facilities normally
accessed by adults – both public and in council buildings ;
• To encourage other providers of public and workplace toilets in the Perth and
Kinross area to make male sanitary bins available in their facilities; 
• To support Prostate Cancer UK’s ‘Boys Need Bins’ campaign.