No. Tampons can cause plumbing blockages that can lead to sewage backflow, which can result in a health hazard and expensive repairs. Only flush human waste and toilet paper. Commonly, used tampons are wrapped in a facial tissue or toilet paper and put into the garbage.

How do you dispose of tampons?

Tampon disposal is pretty straight-forward, you can simply wrap your used tampon up in toilet paper and throw away used tampons in the garbage bin or trash.

Are there flushable tampons?

Well, even tampon brands say no. Take a quick look at any tampon box and you'll see that exactly none of them tell you to give your used tampon a flush—nor can they be recycled. Plus, there's this: "Tampons cannot be processed by wastewater-treatment facilities and they can harm septic systems," according to Tampax.