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Iris Bamboo Toothbrush

 
 
 
 

What Makes This Throw Amazing:

  • Highly renewable, biodegradable bamboo handle contains fewer greenhouse gasses than virgin wood or plastic.

  • Soft, anti-microbial, dental-grade nylon bristles.

  • Personalization markings.

  • Set comes in sealed poly bags packed in a Kraft paper box.

What This Throw Can Teach Us:

It’s estimated that about 3.6 billion plastic toothbrushes are thrown out every year around the 🌎 with the average person using around 300 in their lifetime. Each plastic toothbrush handle can take up to a thousand years to decompose. We can do better! Bamboo is one of the most highly renewable materials on the planet, requires few resources to grow, and is completely biodegradable.

Link: Your plastic toothbrush is a bigger problem than you realize (National Geographic)

End of Life Instructions:

Cardboard box can be recycled in curbside recycling. Wood handle is biodegradable and compostable. Before composting, break off head of toothbrush with bristles and dispose of bristles in trash or send to special recycling such as Terracycle.

 

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