win a replaceable-head toothbrush!by laurie |
I’ve always thought it an incredible waste to throw away an entire toothbrush when just the head needed replacing and now I’ve found Radius, a company that makes two types of toothbrushes with replaceable heads.
My fave is Source, which has a handle made from 50% recycled wood fibre or flax and 50% post-consumer polypropylene. When the head needs replacing, you’re only tossing out 7% of the toothbrush as opposed to 100%. Brilliant!
So brilliant, in fact, I’m giving away three toothbrush sets (each set is valued at $13.85 US and includes one Source Toothbrush with extra replacement head, one Toothbrush Travel Case and one Silk Floss).
To win a set, add a comment on this post before Nov. 24 midnight EST listing the best thing you’ve done in your life to make it more eco-friendly and green. After the contest closes, I’ll pick what I think are the three best tips, and the people who posted those tips get the toothbrush sets shipped to them for free anywhere in Canada, excluding Quebec (see below)!
You can check out the toothbrushes, travel cases, floss and other products at Radius’s website. Right now, Radius is offering a great discount offer of 10% off to styleathome.com visitors; just use code SAH5934 (offer expires 11/17/2008).
Available at: www.radiustoothbrush.com
Open to all residents of Canada, except those in Quebec. Not open to any Transcontinental Media employees, their families, or any other persons with whom they reside.
Tags: floss, Radius, recycled, replaceable head, silk floss, Source, toothbrush
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SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA………
I have always tried to be more environmentally aware … not only do I try my best but I drive my loved ones crazy making sure they do their part too. I have recently decided to stop driving to work and take transit. Not only am I helping the environment but I am also getting some great walking in on a daily basis which helps keep me healthy!!
The best thing we did for the environment was to make the decision not to have air conditioning in our house which was custom built three years ago. The design of our house, the placement of its windows, and its orientation to the prevailing winds all make our house comfortable in the summer unless there is a period of hot humid weather lasting longer than one week. Ceiling fans take the edge off even the hottest days.
recycle, recycle, recycle. although it is sometimes easier to just “use and toss” food containers….wash them out, and pop them in the blue box! not only will you be astonished at how little garbage you have to throw out once you start, but you will be saving the earth…one spaghetti sauce jar at a time:)
The the toothbrush that is to be thrown out I use it to clean the window corners.
Well as a mother of two boys I find it crucial to teach them about recycling and using your resources with care.
At our home I have 5 small cans under the sink. One is for plastic to be recycled, one is for cardboard, one is cans, one is for glass, and the last is for garbage. So instead of having only a waste basket for everything my kids clearly understand what can be recycled and what can be put in the garbage. It is really amazing how much really can be recycled when you have all of different pails for these items. We have really cut back on garbage because of this. We now recycle as much as we can from bread bags to packaging from tape, its great!
I have given up using store bought laundry soap. While it is possible to purchase green laundry soap..I prefer to buy a bar of high quality environmently friendly soap, with a pleasing essential oil combination. It takes only a few momoents to grate the soap, using a regular cheese type grater, and slowly heat it in a stock pot with plenty of water, stirring until all the soap has desolved. Now add a table spoon of borax and stir well. Once cool the mixture will be quite gloopy. I keep it in a container with a neck large enough to dip a measuring cup into. One cup does one load of laundry..so it is incredibly economical.
I am doing my best to banish plastic bags and plastic bottles from my life. After travelling to several desert locations, and remote islands and seeing acres of plastic bottles discarded behind resorts, and countless plastic bags washed up onto otherwise pristine beaches I decided I would do all I could not to contribute to the problem. I was especcially alarmed to learn that many sea turtles, having survived years of harsh conditions and avoided preditors, die because they mistake plastic bags floating in the ocean for large jelly fish, and suffocate while trying to eat them. I use a refillable stainless steel bottle when travelling and refill it at every opportunity. I also keep one in my car, which I fill using filtered tap water. I use cloth carrier bags, and do my best to avoid buying things packaged in plastic. I think small actions carried out by many can make a difference.
I never trow away my toothbrush but use them as a brush to clean chrome, small spaces, ceramic etc. I can find hundred way to extend their life
This summer we used the push reel mower, only using the gas mower once. We also invested in a rotary clothes dryer and newer used the electric dryer all summer. I now shut off all power bars when not using, this has made a big difference in my power bill.
I had a solar boiler installed on my house. I am using almost 50% less oil for my domestic hot water! So I have cut green house gases, cut my oil consumption and am saving money!
We have been recycling everything that we can in the last five years. We have grown more knowlegeable about the environment as well. We went from having 2-3 garbage bags a week down to less than 1 full one. I think that the biggest thing that we have learned is to compost. This compost is excellent for flower, vegetable gardens and even just around the trees. The kids even bring ideas home from school. We all like finding more ways to save the environment so much that it is become a little contest in our family. Who will bring the next bright idea into our home. We all love doing this and fun while making the environment better.
Worms are really easy to care for. They eat vegetable garbage and give you wonderful. fast compost for your plants. They only require a plain blue rubbermaid container to start. Add drainage holes in the bottom and air holes around the top. Set on a an old cookie sheet or something similar to catch the nutritious water for your plants. Keep in a cool, shady place. That’s it. Almost instant compost.
There are lots of websites with instructions.
We reuse and recycle everything we can and buy products that have the least packaging. Our curtains are lined with a fabric that holds the heat in. Our door and windows are weather stripped. Light bulbs are to new fluorescent ones.
We use no chemicals in the garden and do not water our lawn which we are gradually replacing with xeriscape grasses and plants. Our chickens and ducks eat the destuctive bugs and dig up the wasps nests in the ground as well as supplying us with healthy eggs. We restored an old wetland on our property and we mainly plant things that provide food for the wild birds.
We drive as little as possible doing our major shopping once every other week. Anything in between is purchased at the small local store.
Bills come by email and are paid online and we have asked other companies not to send paper mail.
We wash vegetables in a bowl of water, flush the toilet only when necessary and have a printed a sheet on saving water for when guests come.
I am always looking for new ideas.So I will like reading more posts.
Besdies increasing our amount of household recycling, I have become familiar with a list of chemicals that are harmful or may be harmful to humans that are in a large majority of toiletry products used by women every day. I have slowly changed over my shampoo, handsoap, shower gel, eyeshadow, blush, foundation, lipgloss, toothpaste, facial soap & moisturizer. There are more products to change over, but this is where I am at so far. It takes some time looking at ingredients in these items, as you can’t just go by the labels or the brand. There are increasingly more choices the longer I look. I became aware of this information this summer while reading a Canadian book on being green for life. I’m so glad to know baout this new toothbrush. I just recently recycled mine by re-using it as a cleaning tool, but I would like to be able to exchange the head. Thanks for this info.
Laurie
Your notice af the replaceable head toothbrush is a little late arriving in my email mailbox, It ended on November 17.2008 and today is November 19, 2008
Hi Ken,
You’re still eligible to win one of the three toothbrush sets; the contest ends Nov. 24 at midnight.
The Nov. 17 date refers to Radius’s 10%-off offer.
Hope you enter the contest!
Laurie
I recently gave up a job where I had to drive every day and have since bought a monthly transit pass. It certainly gets a workout — throughout the week and beyond. The city’s a terribly walkable place if you have a good pair of shoes.
This winter I made a promise to myself to try and cut down on the amount of shopping that I do — instead of buying a new set of winter clothes each year, I’m working on creating a wardrobe filled up with classic pieces that will last for more than one season. Topping it off with some vintage (read: my grandmother’s) costume jewelery and some lovely hand-knit accessories, I can still feel fashionable without buying new, disposable clothes with heavy environmental footprints.
Carrying around a cloth bag inside my purse saves on the daily “extras” shops that happen to everyone and cuts down on the plastic bags. Consolidating trips means less gas used for household errands and this summer we started a really solid vegetable garden. Nothing beats eating your own vegetables, even if you live in the heart of a big Canadian city.
I also take home green-bin garbage from lunches, including any paper wrappers so they don’t get added to the epic amount of work-related garbage that doesn’t get recycled and/or composted through our city’s programs.
I know we were only supposed to add one tip but it’s so easy to make small changes to your daily routine (no more plastic water bottles at work but a large jug and some cute cups make it easy to skip buying quick Evian at Shopper’s) that effectively and collectively help green up the urban world around us.
This is a brilliant way to help the environment and is long overdue!
We can recycle lots of things and why not toothbrushes. This sounds like a great idea. Sign me up for a chance to win one of these. Thanks.
Forgot my tip. I got my refrigerator repaired instead of sending it to the garbage truck. We need to repair more instead of buying new stuff. Sign me up to win one of the toothbrushes. Thanks.
I found a local compost at my university.. Since I go by their anyway I now save my compost in a small bucket and take it up there once and a while (can’t compost here, bears). I would encourage everyone to find a compost they can donate too.. people are always happy to have extra compost!
This is neat! Quite the opposite of the worst toothbrush I’ve seen - disposable battery operated ones - what a waste
Glad you think it’s neat, Susan; I thought so, too!
Laurie