5 Environmentally Friendly Toothbrush Brands
- Thomas Nelson
- August 21, 2020
- Sustainable Living
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Plastic toothbrushes are a real environmental bummer. They can’t be recycled and often wind up polluting the natural environment. In the United States alone, about one billion plastic toothbrushes are tossed every year. That is a truly mind-boggling number. With so many toothbrushes going to waste, it really makes you think about brushing your teeth with something a little more sustainable. So we set to work on finding some good options for eco friendly tooth brushes. These are 5 environmentally friendly toothbrush brands worth checking out.
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Terra & Co
Terra & Co is an ethical brand that makes grooming products that are friendly to the planet. These sustainable products can help make your bathroom a more eco friendly place. Among the products they carry are toothbrushes. Their line of toothbrushes are BPA-free and biodegradable. They also sell eco-friendly toothpaste.
Swak
While some brands produce toothbrushes that biodegrade when thrown out, Swak looks to be even more sustainable by creating a toothbrush handle that never gets thrown out. The handle is made from sugar-based biodegradable plastic and the replaceable toothbrush heads are made from miswak wood. If reducing your bathroom waste is a high priority for you, Swak toothbrushes are a good fit for you.
Truthbrush
If you love a good environmentally friendly toothbrush alongside a good pun, Truthbrush is the brand for you. Thruthbrush makes its toothbrush handles from bamboo to help address the plastic pollution created by the traditional plastic toothbrush. The bristles are made from 62% castor oil and 38% nylon. This is a highly sustainable, eco friendly, and affordable environmentally friendly toothbrush option.
The Humble Co
The Humble Co, a Sweden-based brand, makes a number of different products aimed at helping you find environmentally friendly options for different items in your house. Their toothbrushes are totally biodegradable and for every brush ordered, some of the proceeds go to the Humble Smile Foundation, which helps provide oral hygiene products to people around the world who need it most.
Zero Waste Club
Zero Waste Club is one of our favorite sustainable shops because for every purchase made, a tree gets planted. So not only do you get a more sustainable product, but the Earth gets a tree too. Hard to find a downside! Zero Waste Club’s environmentally friendly toothbrushes are made from biodegradable bamboo and the bristles are made from eco friendly nylon.
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