# Recyling gone too far **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446 "2020-09-24T21:54:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/21 "2020-09-25T21:12:36Z")
Re-treads, for your pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/22 "2020-09-25T19:26:03Z")
Today in _Ewwwwwwwwwww!_ News: > [@](#): > > **Police seize 345,000 used condoms that were cleaned and sold as new** > > Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported. > > Footage broadcast by state-owned Vietnam Television (VTV) this week showed dozens of large bags containing the used contraceptives scattered across the floor of a warehouse in the southern province of Binh Duong. > > Police said the bags weighed more than 360 kilograms (794 lbs), equivalent to 345,000 condoms, according to VTV. > > The owner of the warehouse said they had received a “monthly input of used condoms from an unknown person,” state newspaper Tuoi Tre reported. > > A woman detained during the bust told police that the used prophylactics were first boiled in water then dried and reshaped on a wooden phallus before being repackaged and resold. I’m surprised that latex can be boiled and retain its qualities. Or maybe it can’t, but it looks as if it can. In any event, _Ewwwwww!_ [https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/asia/vietnam-condom-sold-new-scli-intl/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/asia/vietnam-condom-sold-new-scli-intl/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/23 "2020-09-25T19:29:38Z")
Previous thread: > [@Recyling gone too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446): > > This is just… astounding. Glad I don’t work in that factory. ---
**Author:** ![ThisIsTheEnd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisistheend/32/4713_2.png) [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/24 "2020-09-25T19:29:48Z")
I always thought cum dumpster was a euphemism. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/25 "2020-09-25T19:29:56Z")
Here’s another story about it > **[Vietnamese Condom Factory Accused Of Recycling Used Prophylactics](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vietnam-condom-factory-recycled-used-product_n_5f6e2f72c5b61af20e754851)** > > The factory owner allegedly admitting buying used condoms, washing them and packing them into new packages.f ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/26 "2020-09-25T19:42:26Z")
Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/27 "2020-09-25T20:15:40Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > The owner of the warehouse said they had received a “monthly input of used condoms from an unknown person,” state newspaper Tuoi Tre reported. Never mind that, who is that person? And what’s his Viagra bill? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/28 "2020-09-25T22:10:23Z")
I merged two threads about the same news item. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/29 "2020-09-25T22:44:38Z")
Sorry about that. I looked to see if there was another thread on the topic, but it wasn’t obvious that “recycling gone too far” was the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/30 "2020-09-26T14:24:04Z")
“Wow. This one’s comfortable, offers great sensation, and _really_ reminds me of Mike.” :shudder: ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/31 "2020-09-26T17:57:25Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/32 "2020-09-26T18:23:39Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I looked to see if there was another thread on the topic, but it wasn’t obvious that “recycling gone too far” was the same thing. Now, it would be funny if a third thread popped up. Actually it did [right here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycled-condoms/921609). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/33 "2020-09-26T18:25:27Z")
Yeah, this needs a more descriptive title (although it’s funny as is). ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446/34 "2020-10-13T17:42:33Z")
Years ago, I met a guy who worked at the city sewage treatment plant. Part of his job was using a long-handled net to fish out non-compostable stuff from the settling tanks. He said he always got lots more condoms on Mondays, showing that people did most of their screwing on the weekends. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recyling-gone-too-far/921446.md?page=1)