Would you participate in a toy recycling program? Would you give away old toys?

i would gladly give toys away that i don't or haven't used! but would NEVER use a toy that someone else had used! yuck!

I would give away my old toys, but I wouldn't want old toys.

I would make use of a toy recycling program. I feel kind of wasteful when I'm throwing old toys away. And all too often, I have to throw away otherwise perfectly good vibrators because my ferret's chewed on them. Those motors could be reused in other toys instead of taking up space in a landfill.

Would I sell my toys? Probably not, because I get too attached to them. But if I ever did get a toy that I absolutely couldn't handle, and if it was made of a material I could safely sterilize, then yes, I'd sell it. Same with buying. Would I buy a toy from that recycling program? Probably not, since it looks like they make toys out of all kinds of materials. I wouldn't buy a new jelly toy, so why would I buy a recycled one?

I've bought one "used" toy...though I don't really count it as a used toy at all. The guy who sold it to me never used it, because he wasn't happy with how the toy turned out and the toy company was rather rude to him. I've also recieved unused cock rings and a masturbator from someone I work with, because she didn't want them, had no use for them, and was trying to find someone who would take them.

Another toy forum I'm on has a rather active used toy section, but if anyone posts a toy that can't be safely sterilized, other users notify the poster so the item can be removed. Most of the toys there don't work for the owners any more. They're either too small or too big, or they're not as pleasureable for whatever reason. Or some people have to part with their toys for financial reasons. No point in having unwanted toys cluttering up the toybox if they can find a good home somewhere else. And with that particular company, some models have been discontinued, so your only hope of getting one is through the used threads.

I WOULDNT EVER BUY A USED TOY LOL! OR GIVEAWAY ANY OF MINE, UNLESS IT WAS TO MY EX HAHA

Good idea for the body safe toys like silicone. Because I have some silicone toys I dont use.

It may be a good idea but the "new" online store that is referred to, still does not exist after 2 months.
So NO I won't subsidize something that sounds good but is based upon a LIE.

I would do this. Save a dildo plant a tree

I don't see myself ever using a used toy but would be happy to give away some of mine. I don't have a large collection but I already have a few toys that have only been used a few times and are now collecting dust as I have similar toys that I find myself reaching for regularly.

OK, I would TOTALLY recycle my sex toys in the sense of sending them somewhere where they could be broken down and turned into something useful. I'm one of those people who admires the nice packaging on some toys but sometimes I'm like "Eeek, that's a lot of waste." And I'm a little ambivalent even about, say, the idea of accepting review items if there's a strong likelihood I wouldn't like them. I just don't like to have extra stuff.

So, along the same lines, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that yes, I would accept previously used toys. I really don't like porous toys, so presuming that a sex toy is made out of silicone, glass, or metal, I'd definitely consider it. It would also depend on what I knew of the toy's history. So, for example, if a friend of mine wanted to give me something and it was pretty sterilizable, I'd take it. Same with a toy that wasn't sterilizable but wasn't used for insertion. My Tango, for example, just doesn't get very dirty. It doesn't require lube and mostly spends time on my clit. If someone whose habits I knew wanted to trade me their Tango for something I have, I'd say "Fabulous!" and give the the Tango an extra deep cleaning, but then mostly be happy to have another Tango.

Likewise, I'd consider something like a silicone or glass swap if someone on these forums with whom I was familiar was passing them along. I basically assume that people who deal with sex toys a lot are also aware of cleaning guidelines and adhere to them, and I'd just sterilize whatever it was, however I could.

I'm not sure about toys primarily intended for anal use, even if they followed the same guidelines (non-porous, silicone, glass, or metal). I think it just bothers me less to think of a toy having been in someone else's vagina than in their butt.

So, yeah, sure, I'd accept nonporous second-handers, and I'd ask my friends if they were interested in me passing along toys that don't work for me.

I think I'd draw the line at re-gifting used sex toys, though.

I think there should be a requirement that recyclable toys are 100% non-porous, sterilizable, and must be in good working and usable condition to be recycled. If those requirements are met then I can see how a toy recycling program would benefit some people.

If the toys are melted down to create new ones like the link provided says then there should be no problem. I don't think many of the people commenting saw that company website that was linked.

I would recycle toys.

I think I would rather be the first to use all of my personal products... it just seems better to me.

The program I use (here in the UK) breaks down the toy and recycles the electronic parts. They treat it as they do all electronic waste, like tvs and toasters. It isn't turned into new sex toys - I think they mostly are trying to get the rare metals out of the electronics.

The recycling doesn't strike me as gross since the entire contents are sealed up, sterilized, and then ground up.

ya I don't think anyone would want to use someone else's used sex toy...even if it was sterilized

If it's silicone, yes. Anything else...no. Never. Too risky.

i would

Sure why not

Sorry, I think that's just really gross. I would never want to use someone's used toys. ICK!

i don't think i could....