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To ask how to dispose of sex toys?

137 replies

Bananananaa · 16/03/2022 19:33

NC for obvious reasons.

I have some old toys I've been holding on to ages because I don't know how to get rid of them.

At the moment I'm living with some family members so am very reluctant to put it in household waste even if it's directly in the bin outside.

One of the toys has a plug as well so I'm not even supposed to dispose of that in household waste. When I Google it says to take it to a local recycling centre...really??

How do you get rid of toys? Especially those with plugs?

Daily mail is garbage on earth (incase there's any of them lurking here looking for things to repost on their tragic site)

OP posts:
tootiredtoocare · 29/04/2022 10:59

Just wrap in a black bin bag and put in the wheelie bin with the normal rubbish. No one's going to go through there, are they?

Indicatrice · 29/04/2022 11:08

I'm not sure giving it to the tip is environmentally friendlier, it gets sent to poorer countries like Ghana who then have have to deal with the hazardous waste, same as our fast fashion.

Being green shouldn't mean we keep the UK green and treat the rest of the poorer world like a tip.

UnicornPooPoo · 29/04/2022 11:57

I just took my old rabbit to the tip. There's nothing to be embarrassed about.

trickyex · 29/04/2022 11:59

B&Q has bins at the exit for small electrical items, you could put the plug one in there. Not so sure re the others.

HelloChompy · 29/04/2022 13:07

Some years ago I dropped some stuff off at the tip. The Guys there have a shelter at the side of the containers and on the shelves and floor of the shelter they put things they have asked if they can keep. On that particular day there was a fairly full box of sex toys on the floor. Not sure if it was all from one person and what they wanted to keep them for rather than chucking them in the small appliance recycling containers.....

DustyDood · 29/04/2022 14:52

Chloemol · 16/03/2022 19:57

Cut the plug off

Get ridin a bin

OP is asking how to get rid of sex toys, not suggestions for new ones to use!

ElCoh · 01/05/2022 19:26

@Pyri have you never heard of a mains powered wand?

MorganKitten · 01/05/2022 19:53

Some companies will recycle them, I’ve thrown mine in a bin before.

bridgetreilly · 01/05/2022 20:05

Take them to the tip. Put the electrical ones in small electricals and the others in general. I don’t really understand why this is a difficult question, tbh.

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Cruisebabe1 · 17/10/2022 17:29

GeneLovesJezebel · 16/03/2022 19:36

I suppose, if people buy farts in a bottle, you might find a buyer for them.

😂😂😂😂😂

WonkasBooboofixer · 17/10/2022 17:38

Put them in your neighbours recycling box mwhahahah

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