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Can I compost or recycle latex gloves?

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I would like to know how to dispose of latex gloves the most environmentally friendly way.

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  1. latex is a plant based product a bio product.

    leave latex out in the hot sun for a few days and it will start to decompose

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latex


  2. Landfill.  They are a few years out from recycling latex paint, gloves usually equal medical waste.

  3. no - latex will not break down with bacteria.  

    Medical recycling?  maybe?

  4. you can blow it up into a balloon,

    my kids love it!

  5. Don't know about recycling them, but as latex is a natural material they will biodegrade, so they can be composted. I've attached a link to a site that mentions decomposition of latex. Hope this helps.

  6. Aside from burning them...  No, nothing really.

  7. No, you can't do either with natural rubber Latex gloves.  You can however recycle synthetic Nitrile rubber gloves.

    As someone else noted and I hinted to, it is a natural product that can/will eventually biodegrade - but that doesnt mean you can compost it.  It takes a very long to to break down in its *refined* form.

  8. No , for composting , yes, to recycle with plastic items.

  9. Yeah, you can compost them. It takes 10000 years... but hey

  10. no to both

  11. yes you can compost with plastic things.
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