Source Toothbrush Now Available in Flax and Recycled Currency
January 12, 2009
I’m in love with my Source toothbrush. It’s ergonomic, it’s made of 93% recycled materials and it’s got a replaceable head. We’ve professed our affection for this toothbrush before on EarthFirst (read our review, “The Awesomely Rad Source Toothbrush is Made of Unicorns and Rainbow Sprinkles”) and now it’s gotten even better with two new material options: flax and recycled currency.
The replaceable head represents just 7% of the total product, and while the bristles are made of virgin nylon, it’s a huge improvement over throwing a whole toothbrush away every few months (and the Source bristles also last up to three months longer than those of most other toothbrushes). The packaging is made of SmartCycle plastic, derived from 50% recycled plastic bottles. Radius, maker of the Source, is currently working on a new plant-based packaging that will be fully compostable and the backing will be post-consumer recycled cardstock.
Now, if only I could convince Radius to use this concept to create razors. Seriously, why hasn’t anyone done that yet? How hard is it to give us some kind of green recycled handle that we can use with replacement blades? These ones by Preserve are okay but I want something similar to the Source. Get on it, somebody.
