Tampon Pellet Fuel Exists, and You Definitely Shouldn't Order Feminine Products from eBay
LatestWhat becomes of the tampons that don’t reach the high standards of tamponnic perfection set by Saints Tampax, Playtex, and Our Lady of the OB? The answer may — actually, I think it’s safe to say that it almost certainly will — surprise you: they’re shipped off to a facility, where they’re turned into fuel pellets. And sometimes, the subpar, unapproved tampons are stolen en route to the tampon fuel-making facility and sold on what’s known as the “tampon gray market” on sites like eBay. On one hand, I never explicitly planned to purchase feminine products on eBay, but now I for sure never will, but, more importantly does this mean that tampons could be the way we achieve energy independence?
Apparently earlier this week, according to Anna Merlan at the Dallas Observer, a shipment of Kotex Natural Balance tampons that was possibly tainted with “metallic particles” and bacteria was stolen and sold to consumers under shady circumstances. But that’s not the most interesting part of the story — turns out, the rejected tampons were on their way to being turned into “fuel pellets,” like many rejected batches of feminine products.