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Chinese factory made adult diapers recycled from used ones

Investigators make disgusting find in Shandong province as part of operations to celebrate Chinese consumer rights day

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The factory in Shandong recycled used adult diapers and sold them as new. Photo: Handout
Kinling Loin Beijing

A Chinese factory found to be producing adult diapers from used ones has again put business ethics in the mainland into question, a provincial news website reported.

The secret factory located in Linyi City, Shandong province was uncovered in a joint investigation by local health care, business and quality control authorities on Wednesday as a part of operations conducted on China’s annual consumer rights day.

Several machines extracted cotton from the used diapers. Photo: Handout
Several machines extracted cotton from the used diapers. Photo: Handout

Bales of used diapers were stacked four to five metres high inside the factory, according to the report carried by Iqilu.com.

Scraps of torn diapers and cotton were scattered over the floor of the 400 square metre premises, giving off a “disgusting smell”, according to the article.

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