When we think about how we care for our mouth, it might be easy to think that there is little in common between our oral health and the environment – but that’s not quite true.

Toothbrushes form a part of our daily routine.  Twice a day, morning and night, for two minutes, they help clean our teeth and keep our mouth fit and healthy.  Despite this, the shelf-life of a toothbrush is a relatively short one.  In theory, we should only use each one 180 times, for a total of six hours over a period of three months.

It all means that in the UK, around 256 million toothbrushes are bought and discarded every year. That's a very big pile of plastic so what can we do about it?

During National Smile Month we’ll be looking the oral care products that are sourcing more environmentally plastics and how you can find them.  We’ll also investigate the products that are carbon neutral and have a longer product lifespan.

Finally, we will be giving you lots of advice about reusing and recycling your oral care products.

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