Toothbrushes Go Green!

If you’re at all concerned about the environment you probably recycle. We recycle as much as we can, which really doesn’t seem like a lot compared to how much stuff we throw into the trash and then landfills, but every little bit helps, right!

When I was asked to try Recycline’s Preserve Toothbrush my first thought was “Ick, who wants to use a recycled toothbrush.” Then I read how Recycline uses 100% recycled plastics in the handle, including recycled yogurt cups. I didn’t even know you could recycle yogurt cups. The packaging the toothbrush comes in can be recycled and it’s also a handy travel case! To recycle the toothbrush and case all you have to do is send them in in the postage-paid mailer available at stores or from Recycline.

Then I tried the product and I have to say I really like the curved handle and bristles that were engineered by a dentist. I tried out the soft toothbrush, but since I’m really hard on my toothbrushes I might have opted for the medium. It also comes in ultra soft.

This eco and teeth friendly product is available at Target stores nationwide for only $2.04. Here are some other product highlights:

You can even get Recycline Preserve coupons at their Recycline website:

Well, if a recyclable toothbrush isn’t enough for the environment, Recycline Preserve has a whole line of other recycled and recyclable products. From a variety of ladies’ shavers and and toothpicks, to table and kitchenware, you can feel good about your purchase of any Recycline product!
Some other fun facts about the company.

“As a company, we strive to combine socially and environmentally responsible business practices with groundbreaking design to create products that people feel good about having in their homes.”

In 1996, founder and president Eric Hudson was committed to the need to use our earth’s resources more efficiently and responsibly. The developing plastic recycling market represented a great new opportunity to reuse our earth’s resources (plastics are made from oil and natural gas—making up roughly 9% of the world’s petroleum usage). However, at the time that Recycline was formed, there was a lot of concern that recyclables were not

necessarily turning into new products. Seeing an opportunity, Eric started Recycline to reuse Earth’s precious resources and turn them back into products that people wanted. He worked with dentists, scientists and engineers to create Recycline’s first high-quality product from recycled plastics – the Preserve Toothbrush. Since then, Preserve has grown into a dynamic, green lifestyle company offering a range of products for almost every room in your home. Using innovative methods, we turn used materials into razors, colanders, cutting boards, tableware and more!

So what do you think? I think I found a new company I can feel good about giving my money to!