Toothbrushes represent 1% of the plastic in the oceans and if we consider that we change one every 3-4 months, every year we throw away more than 4 and a half billion. It is an everyday object that we do not pay particular attention to but which actually has a very negative environmental impact, let's see why.
Did you know that conventional toothbrushes pollute?
How can such a small object cause so much damage to the environment? The reason is that toothbrushes are made of a mix of plastics that cannot be recycled and therefore take up to 500 years to decompose . It is very likely that a good part of these years will be spent in our seas, where due to exposure to the sun and water, they will fragment into microplastics that will probably be ingested by marine fauna, destroying the food chain. But there is also good news: thanks to eco-friendly alternatives we can stop all this!
Bamboo Toothbrush : The Best Sustainable Alternative for Oral Hygiene
At The Flower of Beauty we care about people, animals and the environment and we don't want to see any more plastic toothbrushes in our seas. That's why we recommend one eco-friendly and sustainable bamboo toothbrush,
The benefits of a bamboo toothbrush?
- Help to reduce environmental pollution, reduce plastic in the oceans and save many marine species.
- It is made of bamboo, a eco-friendly and sustainable material which absorbs carbon dioxide and grows back quickly. Having in itself properties antibacterial, It does not require the use of pesticides or other toxic substances to be grown.
- His biodegradable handle It is capable of decomposing in a few years.
How do you recycle a bamboo toothbrush?
Once you can no longer use your toothbrush to brush your teeth, you don't necessarily have to throw it in the trash, you can give it a new life. How? Here are some ideas to reuse your bamboo toothbrush:
- You can use it to comb your eyebrows if you don't have a specific accessory;
- you can transform the handle into a sort of label to insert into the pots of your plants or create a small home vegetable garden;
- you can use it to clean small objects or hard-to-reach places such as your PC keyboard, for example.
Even recycling a common object like a toothbrush can have a positive impact on the environment. Once your toothbrush has really reached the end of its useful life, let's see how to recycle it in the best way. You have to remove the bristles with the help of tweezers and throw them in the unsorted waste container, after which you can throw the bamboo handle in the container compost or of organic waste.
The bamboo toothbrush is the best choice for your smile and for the planet.