http://blissfullydomestic.com/life-bliss/health-life-bliss/how-often-do-you-change-your-toothbrush/36442/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blissfullydomestic.com/life-bliss/health-life-bliss/how-often-do-you-change-your-toothbrush/36442/#comment-22080 Lena Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:49:17 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=36442#comment-22080 Thank you for your comment Sundi! Preserve actually sells toothbrushes whose handles are made from 100% recycled plastic. They also have a program set up where you can send the toothbrush and case back to Preserve using a postage-paid label. The toothbrushes are then re-processed into plastic lumber for picnic tables, boardwalks and decks. Most Target stores sell Preserve toothbrushes for the same price (or less) than “name” brand ones. I did not see child size ones though. Next time I am at the dentist I think I am going to pass on the free ones and start buying these. Every little bit counts! To answer your question, your family would add ~15 toothbrushes to the landfill a year X (let’s say) 70 years = 1050 toothbrushes. Wow! It always surprises me when I look at numbers this way. Let me know if you purchase a Preserve toothbrush and what you think of it. Thank you for your comment Sundi! Preserve actually sells toothbrushes whose handles are made from 100% recycled plastic. They also have a program set up where you can send the toothbrush and case back to Preserve using a postage-paid label. The toothbrushes are then re-processed into plastic lumber for picnic tables, boardwalks and decks. Most Target stores sell Preserve toothbrushes for the same price (or less) than “name” brand ones. I did not see child size ones though. Next time I am at the dentist I think I am going to pass on the free ones and start buying these. Every little bit counts! To answer your question, your family would add ~15 toothbrushes to the landfill a year X (let’s say) 70 years = 1050 toothbrushes. Wow! It always surprises me when I look at numbers this way. Let me know if you purchase a Preserve toothbrush and what you think of it.

]]> http://blissfullydomestic.com/life-bliss/health-life-bliss/how-often-do-you-change-your-toothbrush/36442/#comment-22070 Sundi D. Hayes Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:02:55 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=36442#comment-22070 Like you I was only doing it when the dentist gave them to us, with the exception of TobyMac toothtunes shortly after Christmas. So now I'm wondering...I've never seen an eco-friendly toothbrush on the shelf at Wal-mart. Just for my family, at the rate of 5 brushes every 3 to 4 months, how many plastic toothbrushes is that in the landfill? Does anyone have a "green" alternative? Like you I was only doing it when the dentist gave them to us, with the exception of TobyMac toothtunes shortly after Christmas. So now I’m wondering…I’ve never seen an eco-friendly toothbrush on the shelf at Wal-mart. Just for my family, at the rate of 5 brushes every 3 to 4 months, how many plastic toothbrushes is that in the landfill? Does anyone have a “green” alternative?

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