An absorbent article for personal wear has first and second waist regions that are one of permanently attached and releasably attachable to define transversely opposite sides each extending a length Lp from a waist opening to a leg opening of the article. A disposal tab has an attachment region attached to one side of the article and extending a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of the side. The article includes a primary fastening system for releasably attaching the first waist region to the second waist region, and the primary fastening system includes a hook material permanently attached to the first waist region. The article further includes a disposal tab having an attachment region permanently attached to one of the sides of the article in the second waist region and which extends a greatest length La along at least a portion of the length Lp of such side. The disposal tab also includes a tab region that extends transversely outward from the attachment region and which is attachable to the article in at least the disposal configuration of the article. The disposal tab comprises a base substrate and a fastening component attached to the base substrate in the tab region. The disposal-tab base substrate is releasably attachable to the hook material of the primary fastening system.
