Eco-Condoms
In honor of World Population Day (tomorrow) try on an eco-condom.
Over a lifetime, the average North American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage. Fewer people traipsing around slows environmental destruction (about 25% of the world's mammals are endangered due to lost habitat).
Biodegradable, vegan, and nontoxic condom options are available.
Not sure why these have to be made so far away (c'mon, American manufacturers!), but at least some are available through American retailers.
- Sheer Glyde Dams - female latex condoms made ethically in Malaysia; includes a cola flavor. Also: male condoms ($5-$10/12).
- French Letter Aphrodisiac Condoms - rose- and vanilla-scented, fair-trade condoms made from FSC-certified rubber latex; three other varieties also available ($15/12).
- Condomi Condoms - an assortment of vegan latex condoms from Germany - including XXL and fruit-flavored versions ($5/15).
- Condom Depot - not vegan, but it only stocks condoms without Nonoxynol-9 (a spermicide in conventional condoms that carries similar risks to parabens).
