Stories of menstrual waste: management III

What do we actually know about the waste that has emerged with the mass proliferation of disposable menstrual products since the 1950s? In this series, seven interviews provide very different insights around the topic of menstrual waste. This episode is about inadequate disposal. Wastewater expert Bianca Mimietz from Berliner Wasserbetriebe explains the problems associated with pads and tampons flushed down the toilet.

• Interview with Bianca Mimietz (waste water technician), Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Germany.
• Film: Theo Thiesmeier, Berlin.
• Idea: Franka Schneider & Jana Wittenzellner, Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz.