My UPS guy (not the one I am married to, the one that delivers everything I order) and I have become familiar over the years. I'd say he, more than anyone, realizes that I hate having to go to the store and I order EVERYTHING via amazon. Sidenote- Amazon Mom is amazing, free two day shipping or $3.99 for next day delivery, and discounted disposable diapers. I love Amazon but this isn't the intent of this post. We tend to go through toothbrushes a lot at our house, and I tend to dislike having to go shopping (remember, amazon junkie)… So, here is a company that has a toothbrush subscription option!! Plus, their toothbrushes are BPA free, made in the USA, and are completely recyclable :) The plastic they are made from (made from recycled plastic) is one that rarely gets recycled- #5. When you are through with your toothbrush you can mail it back to the company to be recycled again or toss it in to your recycling bin. Some recycling centers don't recycle #5s so that would be the situation that you choose to mail it back. You can check Earth 911 to see where you can recycle certain items by zipcode (I like it for batteries and cfl bulbs :)).
I don't mean to get on a rant about recycling but I do want to share a quick line that has stuck with me. In the movie Waste Land (I LOVE documentaries and this was a remarkable film) there was a waste picker that would say "99 is not 100". His meaning behind it was that there is always something more that you can do. This man loved his job as a picker in the trash mound and saw that every piece of recyclable material he pulled was one more piece that didn't remain buried in the mound. No one is perfect but if you try to look at yourself and try to have a mindset that even though you do recycle or compost or whatever you might do to "do your part" you can easily always do more.
Happy brushing :)
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