China recycling used condoms as cheap hair gear
Agencies
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
MIAMI: Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China, threatening to spread sexually-transmittable diseases they were originally meant to prevent, state media reported Tuesday.
In the latest example of potentially harmful Chinese-made products, rubber hair bands have been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.
“These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ... threatening the health of local people,” it said.
Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.
“People could be infected with AIDS, (genital) warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while waving their hair into plaits or buns,” the paper quoted a local dermatologist who gave only his surname, Dong, as saying.
A bag of ten of the recycled bands sells for just 25 fen (three cents), much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said.
A government official was quoted as saying recycling condoms was illegal.
China’s manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.
In response, it launched a public relations blitz this summer aimed at playing up efforts to strengthen monitoring systems.
Yeah KellyHeroes. And .... you know what is on every girls mind. I mean those who are wearing the hair bands.
those rubber bands are made like that on purpose to have the hair erect. think they are dipped in viagra cream for that purpose.
the chinese are doing humanity a favor to save on using hair gel.
LOL. Full marks for the thought but a will turn out to be a bad invention. The glove would keep falling off, unless its made from XXS sized condoms.
Balloons isn't a bad idea, already being implemented in many kiddie birthday parties.
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.... and continuing the spirit of innovation, how about making gloves. Just glue some recycled condoms, different sizes. LOL....
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insort, we cannot use, chewing gums and hairband from chaina
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Good thought buddy!
Its about time usage of Yasmin, iPill and Copper T goes up! LOL
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Skdkak, read Rayyz comment and my reply on this suggestion.
Amigo, such stringent measures::::"stop using condom". That would be devastating.
Hi Maria.m: you said ...and next I hear they make condoms out of recycled chewing gum...
IT COULD EVEN BE THE OTHER WAY ROUND... YUKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSS.
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morning buddy......well I suggest we stop using condoms so that their supply is choked off.....lol
The art of being wise is to know what to overlook.
Maybe the unused expired ones could be used for chewing gums.
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Used condoms are still used condoms..
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Well they're washed with detergents, don't forget that. :D
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Rayyz, are you suggesting men will chew the gum and get a taste of ... not an appeasing thought.
I cant believe this, what a people they are ????
lucky we don't need to use any of those rubbers. :)
yikes! Used condoms...so yuck!!!
Imagine that..eewwwww....
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Vice versa would be more appropriate. LOL
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We're talking of used condoms here! :P
It has already been used in the place it was devised for, perhaps someone in China is all out to make its creation even more efficient!
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...and next I hear they make condoms out of recycled chewing gum.
yes innovative..but because of their high population that's why condoms are everywhere but it seems to me that they don't want to practice safe sex that's why they are using it as a head gear..Put condoms in the right place to where it should be. ;)
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Wonder why they included recycling process at all.
I suppose retaining the base of a condom (after a wash of course) with a pair of scissors would have served the purpose anyway. LOL
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How innovative is that !!!