How can I reuse or recycle diaphragms?

Cor, it’s been a busy week here on Recycle This – giveaways for washable pads, a Mooncup, Jam Sponges and Fairtrade condoms! It’s nearly time to bring our women’s & sexual health week to a close though but I had one more “how can I recycle this?” query before we finish: how can I reuse or recycle diaphragms? Latex rubber diaphragms degrade over time so should be replaced every couple of years.

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Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day for couples, but it seems to be marketed more toward women.  In fact, 85% of Valentine’s Day cards are purchased by women.  If you’re celebrating the holiday this year, consider buying the woman in your life a gift that benefits other women, while keeping the environmental impact to a minimum.  Rather than a sparkly bauble, consider buying your lady a bracelet or a pair of earrings from Hands Up Not Handouts (HUNHO), which implements programs that give impoverished women opportunities to utilize their native skills and materials to make a difference in their lives long term.  HUNHO is designed to empower women artisans to become business leaders within their communities by supporting the production and retail of unique handcrafts.  All proceeds go back to the women, their families and communities, in order for them to be self-sustainable.  The first two cooperatives launched by HUNHO (sold on their website) are collections from Rwanda (earrings) and Palestine (bracelets).  Another way to support women through your Valentine’s Day gifting is to purchase jewelry from female artists with an eye on sustainability.  We love Jen McGlashan’s Eat With Your Hands series, made entirely out unwanted silverware.  Jen also creates Living Jewelry which makes plants (and most recently, micro-ecosystems) portable, wearable, and sustainable in reused or upcycled materials.  How cool is that?

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The Real Dirt on Farmer John.

The Real Dirt on Farmer John begins with, none other than Farmer John himself, an Illinois born and bred farmer squishing dirt between his hands and then… eating it?  It’s apparent from the very start that Farmer John Peterson is no ordinary farmer.  He frolics through his fields with wild abandon, dresses as a bumble bee to star in his own anti pesticide video and rides his tractor with a bright orange feather boa swinging from his suntanned neck.  Though he doesn’t necessarily fit the bill of the salt of the earth stereotype, Farmer John certainly reaps the seeds he sows.

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Living Beetle Brooch: Cool Bling or a Cruel Thing?

This jewel-encrusted beetle makes even Ringo Starr seem drab. Photo via The Guardian Looking for a fashion statement that will tell the world that you have zero respect for animals? Try wearing a living beetle, encrusted with jewels, pinned to your shirt

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Thieves Offers 20% Off Eco-Boutique Clothing

Image via Thieves . Today’s TreeHugger Deal$ comes to you from Thieves , a socially responsible contemporary designer line.

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Problem Solved. Let’s Move to Another Water Filled Planet

Image: Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics GJ 1214b. Not as evocative as ‘Earth,’ but that’s the name of the planet recently discovered by astronomers, which appears to be three quarters water and ice, with one quarter rock. The Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics say, “There are also tantalising hints that the planet has a gaseous atmosphere.” Which is all well and good, except that the planet’s temperature is estimated at between 280°C and 120°C (536°F and 248°F) (Out of the global warming frying pan into the fire.) Not to mention that it is some 42 light years away

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