Environmental Details
We know how difficult it can be to tell how much of an impact what you are buying has on the environment, and what effect switching to a more sustainable product has, so we have found out and compiled all of this information for you below.
The Truthbrush Bamboo Interdental Brushes replace interdental brushes with plastic handles.
The handle is made from 100% sustainably sourced organic Moso Bamboo, a very sustainable and environmentally friendly material. It is very fast growing and requires no pesticides and very little water. Once harvested, the bamboo will regenerate itself, ready for harvest again in a few years. Don’t worry about pandas either, although bamboo is their main food source, they eat other types of bamboo, not Moso. The end of the handle is dipped in eco-friendly, water based paint. The bristles on the Interdental Brush are made with 100% BPA free nylon.
Plastic interdental brushes take hundreds of years to break down, which means that every plastic brush you’ve ever used is still out there somewhere! Bamboo interdental brushes provide a sustainable alternative as the handle can be composted, where it will return to nature within months.
The Interdental Brushes are packaged in a recyclable cardboard pillow pack, with each Brush hand wrapped in tissue paper.
When your Interdental Brush is looking a bit worse for wear, the handle can be composted at home, or even put in your garden waste bin (depending on your local authority). The bristle section does need to be separated from the handle, as this is not compostable. The easiest way to do this is to remove the bristle section with a pair of pliers.