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In today’s world, recycling is everywhere. Each conference, each park, and each shopping mall have recycling bins, hoping to encourage everyone to recycle.

China, the world’s top polluter, is also recycling. However, other than paper and plastic bottles, China is recycling buns. There has been many reports that bun suppliers in China recycle buns that are expired. They collect the “stale buns into a vat, add water and flour”, and then repackage them as if they are fresh and sells them (The New York Times). These “tasty” buns would definitely carry a blast!

After China’s incident of baby milk containing melamine that infected more than 300,000 babies, it seems like the Chinese have not learned their lesson yet.

Steamed buns are found on the breakfast menu of every Chinese. Since there is a big demand in China, recycling the buns are definitely a great idea, but one that is surely unethical. Products have an expiry date for a purpose, and that purpose is to prevent sickness. By recycling the buns, companies may earn more money, but consumers are getting hurt. Companies should produce products that assist consumers, not hurt them.

Source: The New York Times

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