People are turning against plastic straws. Christina Ramirez wants them to think about another piece of plastic they use every day — the toothbrush. The movement to ban plastic straws is being backed ...

Trying to make a lower-waste swap can sound simple — until the options in front of you do not match the ideal. That is exactly what happened when one shopper went looking for a bamboo toothbrush and ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small ...

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Every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists today in some form or another, either in a landfill or the ocean. That’s a pretty scary statistic, considering there are roughly over 7 billion ...

Toothbrushes, razors, shampoo sachets and toiletry bottles add to everyday plastic waste. Here's why bathroom plastic can be ...

With the concern of the environmental problems, many of us have shifted from plastic toothbrushes to bamboo toothbrushes. Bamboo is gaining popularity as a material used to make many of the personal ...

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People are turning against plastic straws. Christina Ramirez wants them to think about another piece of plastic they use every day — the toothbrush. The movement to ban plastic straws is being backed ...