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Toothpaste is a daily staple in more than 300 million Americans’ oral hygiene routines, and more people are looking for sustainable oral care products that are made with safe ingredients and reusable ...

Colgate redesigned its toothpaste tubes so they can go into curbside recycling bins. It could eventually keep a billion tubes out of landfills each year. Every year, Americans toss a billion tubes of ...

Advertisement feature presented by The Consumer Goods Forum. Historically tubes of toothpaste are non-recyclable, because of the combination of different types of plastic and metal used in their ...

Unilever, the parent company of widely used toothpastes Pepsodent and Closeup, will introduce recyclable tubes this year in India, in order to help cut plastic pollution. Unilever has been working on ...

A new vegan and plastic free toothpaste has launched, promising oral care "that's good for you and the planet". Tooth Be Told is a charcoal natural toothpaste that is cruelty-free and certified by The ...

That shelf in the bathroom tells stories. Half-squeezed bottles, a skittish cap that never fits, a minty tube with its tail twisted like a wrung towel. You’re not wasteful, you’re busy, and plastic ...

Brushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist regularly are essential for maintaining healthy teeth, but new research shows an unexpected downside: our everyday oral care is contributing to the global ...