Who says condoms aren’t reusable? In China, they use them to make hair bands
Hair bands made out of condoms for sale at a shop in China
Did you think there was nothing left to invent and that nothing could surprise you? Well, you were wrong. The world of recycling has one last in store surprise for you: hair bands made from recycled condoms. See how it’s still possible to surprise you? And, their cheap: at the current exchange rate 10 headbands cost just three cents of a dollar.
We’re not talking about a prototype or some design student’s final project now. This “invention” comes from southern China, where, apparently it is already on sale with modest success, although we have yet to learn whether there are plans to export it outside the Asian country.
Of course, controversy was quick to arise. If they’re selling, it must mean people like them, however they do have their critics, not least of all among authorities for whom recycling condoms is simply disgusting.
There is undoubtedly a need to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy. But have you ever wondered how long that condom will take to decompose? It’s used only a few minutes and takes an entire lifetime to disappear.
We’re not suggesting they be reused for their original purpose (which, by the way, is what was done up until the 1930’s), but perhaps they their raw materials could be recovered for other uses without entailing a risk to public health, such as reusing them to make asphalt or rubber tires.
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Hair bands made out of condoms for sale at a shop in China
