Green Mamas -Plant-Based Compostable Toothbrush

We have added a new category for all you “Green Mamas” out there who may want a more green beauty product. Our first item that we are going to feature is a plant based compostable toothbrush from World Centric.

Every year in the United States some 450 million
plastic toothbrushes make their way to landfills nationally. The majority of
those toothbrushes will never biodegrade and will remain for decades. To
reduce those staggering numbers, a company known for creating a long line of
compostable products made from plants not petroleum, is launching the first
compostable toothbrush in the United States.

World Centric has unveiled a line of compostable toothbrushes and travel
cases that are made from a plant based resin called Ingeo™.  The toothbrush
and case are certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute
(BPI).  They are also more environmentally friendly, having a smaller carbon
footprint because Ingeo takes less energy to produce than petroleum based
plastic resins.

The World Centric toothbrush is designed to fully compost within 3 to 6 six
months when sent to a commercial composting facility. Simply throwing the
World Centric toothbrush and case away and off to the landfill will not
allow it to biodegrade. Landfills are created to avoid degradation and will
not break down the toothbrushes. So, for those customers who don’t have
access to a commercial composting facility in their area, World Centric will
even provide a prepaid envelope that customers can use return the toothbrush
and case. World Centric will then send the returned product to a composting
facility for biodegradation.

The soft bristles of the toothbrush are made of nylon but are not
compostable – the industry is still working to come up with bristles that
are fully compostable. A handy notch between the head and the handle of the
toothbrush is designed to make it easy to break off the head prior to
sending it to the composting facility. The 7-inch World Centric toothbrush
and case comes in blue, green and orange and sells for $4.55. They are
available at natural grocery stores, some Whole Foods stores nationwide and
online at: www.worldcentric.org