An absorbent article for personal wear about a wearer's waist, said article comprising: a liquid permeable inner surface for facing the wearer; an outer surface for facing away from the wearer; an absorbent body disposed therebetween; a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the first and second waist regions (22,24), said first and second waist regions (22,24) being releasably attachable to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article having a waist opening, at least one leg opening spaced from the waist opening, and transversely opposite sides each extending a length Lp from the waist opening to said at least one leg opening, the article being configurable from said wear configuration to a disposal configuration in which the article is generally compacted for disposal; a primary fastening system for releasably attaching the first waist region to the second waist region generally at the sides of the article, the primary fastening system comprising a hook material permanently attached to the first waist region; and a disposal tab having: an attachment region permanently attached to one of said sides of the article in the second waist region and extending a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of said side; and a tab region extending transversely outward from the attachment region and being attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article, the disposal tab comprising a base substrate and a fastening component attached to the base substrate in the tab region, wherein the disposal-tab base substrate is releasably attachable to the hook material of the primary fastening system. a liquid permeable inner surface for facing the wearer; an outer surface for facing away from the wearer; an absorbent body disposed therebetween; a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region extending longitudinally between and interconnecting the first and second waist regions (22,24), said first and second waist regions (22,24) being releasably attachable to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article having a waist opening, at least one leg opening spaced from the waist opening, and transversely opposite sides each extending a length Lp from the waist opening to said at least one leg opening, the article being configurable from said wear configuration to a disposal configuration in which the article is generally compacted for disposal; a primary fastening system for releasably attaching the first waist region to the second waist region generally at the sides of the article, the primary fastening system comprising a hook material permanently attached to the first waist region; and a disposal tab having: an attachment region permanently attached to one of said sides of the article in the second waist region and extending a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of said side; and a tab region extending transversely outward from the attachment region and being attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article, the disposal tab comprising a base substrate and a fastening component attached to the base substrate in the tab region, an attachment region permanently attached to one of said sides of the article in the second waist region and extending a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of said side; and a tab region extending transversely outward from the attachment region and being attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article, the disposal tab comprising a base substrate and a fastening component attached to the base substrate in the tab region, wherein the disposal-tab base substrate is releasably attachable to the hook material of the primary fastening system.