Use of blends of glove waste and natural rubber in rubber products manufacture

Abstract

Substantial amount of defective examination gloves are rejected in glove manufacturing factories in Sri Lanka. These glove rejects cause severe environmental hazards. A series of experiments were therfore carried out to investigate the possibility of recycling these glove rejects and using them as a blend or a filler in the manufactures of rubber products. The results of the experiments indicate that appraciable quantity of recycled glove waste can be blended with NR to give properties comparable to that obtained from NR alone.