For them it's about the component parts,” Aich said. “For the recyclers, it doesn't really matter is a sex toy or another electronic. Hypothetically, a customer should be able to recycle their vibrators and sex machines. Nirapum Aich, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said that when it comes to e-waste recycling, “We always talk about TVs and other things that are typically discussed in regular life, but nobody talks about sex toys.” produced about seven million metric tons of electronic waste in 2019 and 51 million metric tons of plastic waste in 2021. Vibrators usually produce plastic and electronic waste, both of which the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t report on the amount of sex-toy waste in the U.S., nor do academics study it. But when you feel you could do something, why not?”
“Over half of the population owns sex toys, can you imagine the mountain of these that aren't being used?” Lisa said. People were buying vibrators, using them once, realizing that they won’t work for their bodies, and throwing them away. What drove the business was also a larger goal: sustainability. Sellers range from people hawking their wedding gifts, to a non-profit organization unloading sex toys that were donated for a family-friendly event.
The majority are only used one or two times, Dan said. Even though their niche is used toys, 10 percent of the toys for sale on Squeaky Clean are from sellers who claim they’ve never been used.
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