![Can you flush tampons down the toilet, how long can you leave one in for and can you sleep and go swimming with one in? Can you flush tampons down the toilet, how long can you leave one in for and can you sleep and go swimming with one in?](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nintchdbpict0003145213651.jpg)
Can you flush tampons down the toilet, how long can you leave one in for and can you sleep and go swimming with one in?
Love Essex - Happy Unblocktober! Did you know that half of the people with periods in the UK flush tampons away? 👎🩸 It has been estimated that 1.5-2 billion period products are
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Toilet flush warning after wet wipes and tampon applicators found in Weston-super-Mare sewer blockage - Somerset Live
![Flushing plastic period products down the toilet pollutes ocean, research warns | The Independent | The Independent Flushing plastic period products down the toilet pollutes ocean, research warns | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/07/01/10/nc-infographic.jpg?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)