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recycling sex toys in the UK (NSFW)

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By DAVID WOODING

RED-faced women will have to hand in their clapped-out sex toys under a new EU law.

They must take back old vibrators for recycling before they can buy a new one.

Last night shop bosses feared having to handle up to two million a year — putting up prices.

The embarrassing prospect reared its ugly head after a small group of MEPs and civil servants rushed through environment-friendly rules at a meeting behind closed doors.

They FORGOT to list exemptions to the Waste Electrical Equipment Directive — or WEE Directive — which is aimed at stopping household goods ending up dumped in landfill sites.

As a result, the directive applies to battery-operated devices ranging from musical greetings cards to vibrators.

Under the law from August 2005 worn out sex toys should be fixed and resold. Even if there is no market for the second-hand vibrators, more than 80 per cent of the parts must be reused.

A spokesman for the Ann Summers chain of stores said: “We hope our customers wear out before our toys do.

“But we’d definitely need guidance of how to dispose of our toys. I mean it’s not like leaving a TV out for the dustman, is it?”

Martin Jay, co-editor of the Brussels-based Sprout mag, said: “This is fine in principle but impossible to police without weekly Europe-wide inspections of the contents of people’s bin bags.”

Tory MP David Amess said: “This new law will come as a blow to many thousands of people.

“It is yet another example of a crazy, ill-thought-out European directive. It will result in some very embarrassing disclosures.

“This law should end up where any person would deposit unwanted private items — in the dustbin.”

It will cover some 250 household items running on mains or battery power, requiring all with a rating below 1,000 volts to be returned “once its natural life has expired”.

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I would agree that, while its intent is honourable, it is totally unenforcable.

lol

Is there not enough to be getting on with.

Recycle the batteries if it has them.

Though ' melt them down to make speed humps':crazy:

If that is true, and I have no reason to believe that it isn't, that would be one of the funnier/crazier things i have heard in a long time. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

Okay.... Now... Help me with this.

Does anybody really think there's a market for second-hand sex toys? I don't know about anyone else, but that just has an unpleasant feeling to it. I really don't even want a sex toy with recycled parts in it.

^ exactly; I share the same sentiments... that's a pretty gross thought to me... ugh.

mmmm... recycled sex toys...

put em on Ebay... trust me they will sell. Nothing would surprise me.

(shudder)

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Under the law from August 2005 worn out sex toys should be fixed and resold.

That made me shudder...yick.

page 3.....

Anyway... the idea of second-hand sex toys is pretty nasty, however, there are probably plenty of people out there that would make the purchase. These are probably the same folks buying used underwear via ebay for their own purposes...

doh for needed loopholes.

second hand? no thanks, theyll have new issues of STDs running around if they arent careful when handling

wow, the things the internet teaches you

hmm just doesn't sound too safe if you ask me

Imagine you could get a new vibrator at Goodwill while getting a new $2 shirt.

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Originally posted by ratbastid
Okay.... Now... Help me with this.

Does anybody really think there's a market for second-hand sex toys? I don't know about anyone else, but that just has an unpleasant feeling to it. I really don't even want a sex toy with recycled parts in it.

Bwahahah that sounds about as good of an idea as selling recycled doritos :D

Goddamn, just eBay the old fuckers.

Note to self: Dont buy any plastic products made in the UK

"SOOO, what do you have in the way of second hand vibrators"

"Well sir, I've got a little purple number with low mileage that was only used by a little old lady before she went to confession..."