FROM SHAMPOO to dental floss, make-up compacts to toothbrushes, our cosmetic staples are dependent on plastic. And that’s proving a huge problem for the planet.
Your innocent-looking plastic toothbrush will take at least 400 years to break down. If everyone in the UK replaced their brush the recommended four times a year, that could mean 260 million toothbrushes in landfill each year! Sealed, disposable batteryoperated toothbrushes don’t offer much hope, either, as not only does the plastic not biodegrade, but the batteries leak acid, which ends up in the earth and our waterways.