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The Toothbrush Dilemma: What do we actually do with used ones?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 14 Jun 2025, 12:40pm
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The Toothbrush Dilemma: What do we actually do with used ones?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 14 Jun 2025, 12:40pm

Oral hygiene is incredibly important for maintaining your health, but when you’re brushing twice a day, you can burn through brushes pretty quickly. 

With dentists recommending toothbrushes be replaced every three months, New Zealanders send an estimated 20 million toothbrushes to landfill every year.  

Is there a better option? Kate Hall offers a few tips that could help bring down the waste. 

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