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One of the examples is Kahi Pacarro, founder of the Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, the dentist brush on the beaches in the direction of increasing the garbage. Pacarro According to a daily Hawaii beach cleaning, 20, even 100 toothbrushes find not surprising too. You guess that these toothbrushes, people on the beach not because they brush their teeth and throw their brushes, but in different regions Home toothbrushes from garbage to the beach.

The use of the brush is increasing.

National Geographic In the article, the total plastic toothbrushes produced annually, used and disposed reveals that the number increases steadily. This increase, thanks to the joy, because the mouth proves the number of people who care about health and hygiene. Oral health is a vital importance due to a lot of infection, awareness studies that pay attention to the importance of oral health for years It is not possible to please this conclusion when it is done. But as with a lot One of the inventions of the century, the first thing we get to our hands in the morning that we change our toothbrushes in average 3 months period and It does not eliminate the fact that we throw old too. Moreover, toothbrush, other a personal material that will not be easy to evaluate at work. So no I am not going to throw my toothbrush, my daughter will not be able to picture it.

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[Industrialdesigners are very concerned as well as design innovations Home looking for. And they are looking for the answer to this problem: this basic object is very little plastic Can we rebuild using or without using plastic?]

American Dental Medicine Association, all three or four months of toothbrush suggests changing. At this speed, only the US is more than one billion per year toothbrushes appear. And if anyone in the world follow these recommendations, in the year about 23 billion toothbrushes are thrown into trash.

correspond to this, some companies brush with natural ingredients such as wood or wild pig bristles They started to manufacture. Bamboo retention places can solve part of the problem, But in most of the bamboo brushes on the market there are still nylon bristles.

Some toothbrushes 2 times per year. This small change even for the environment can create an important difference.

Disable The toothbrushes can be a promising solution way for the future. Home some brands produce metal handles that can be used for years, only header Home They allow change. This is the total amount of waste of a brush 30%.

National A reputable publication organization like Geographic is currently running this article Even if it comes to bring, it is a very important step that is thrown for the solution. Because the most of the environment the important advantage, the awareness of human beings and that we try to do is Increase awareness. [

Source: National Geographic][