Every single dental care product you use is made from plastic — no, that’s not an exaggeration. Toothbrushes have plastic handles and bristles. Floss thread is essentially a plastic string packed in a ...

Avoid sun and heat. Plastics can degrade faster when exposed to ultraviolet light and high temperatures, Dr. Mohanty said. So ...

During my lifetime, I’ve used and thrown away about 200 toothbrushes (around four per year, like my dentist has always advised). Each one, made entirely of plastic, is still sitting in a landfill ...

Maybe it’s something in the water, but oral care brands overseas continue to roll out impressive ad campaigns. Last week, it was Colgate India showing how overused toothbrushes look like blooming ...

While essential for oral hygiene, everyday dental practices inadvertently contribute to microplastic pollution. Toothpastes, floss, fillings, and appliances release plastic particles into wastewater, ...

TikTok creator @sabrina.sustainable.life shares the things she won’t be buying in 2021. She’s swapping out her regular plastic toothpaste bottles for sustainable toothpaste tabs, plastic floss for a ...