30 Comments:

• right on this kind of product is for idiots

  By  Anonymous, at 2/17/2006 09:10:00 PM  

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• Right on, this product is funny to Republicans.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/17/2006 11:08:00 PM  

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• Have used the same toothbrush for years - boil in water, reshape, good for another 3 months.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/17/2006 11:57:00 PM  

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• Not very new. These things have been around for years.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/21/2006 02:20:00 PM  

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• I could understand the concept if the toothbrush handle were made of gold or platinum or hand carved ivory. But saving a plastic handle??

  By  Anonymous, at 2/22/2006 11:18:00 PM  

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• Cool! Now it'll be that much easier to shank a snitch on the ward!

  By  deus|diabolus, at 2/23/2006 03:25:00 AM  

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• Why is someone who cares about the planet an idiot? I would argue that it's the people who don't try to do everything they can, no matter how small, who don't care, therefore they're the idiots.
  
  Secondly it's not about cost that environmentalist are motivated. I would rather pay a little extra for something that pollutes a little less than practice consumer complacency and ignorance. That's stupidity.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/24/2006 05:55:00 PM  

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• The ad kills me -- I can't quit laughing/snorting in amusement.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/24/2006 07:06:00 PM  

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• Dunno about yours, but my Q-Tips have a paper-based shaft. Therefore, they're bio-degradable, and not that huge of a deal.
  
  This isn't new, and I fail to see how it's strange. (And to the person who doesn't understand it because it's not gold or some other expensive material: I've never seen these advertised related to saving money, but rather with producing less waste.)

  By  g026r, at 2/24/2006 07:12:00 PM  

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• I agree that this particular design isn't very appealing, but there's nothing wrong with the concept. It has certainly been implemented succesfully in similar products, for example
  Aveda's refillable lipstick tube.

  By  LDC, at 2/24/2006 07:41:00 PM  

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• what kind of dumb ass would want to reduce plastics going to the landfill?

  By  wondermonday, at 2/24/2006 09:59:00 PM  

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• It seems by some of the comments here, that many of the posters who find this product ridiculous and see those who want to make a difference as stupid, will never get it or understand. They are neither concerned with the waste they produce nor the impact they have on the rest of the world. My guess is their only desire is to consume and to suck the blood from the world. Don't question the comforts of the status quo and put down those who do.
  
  It's a brave new world we live in.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/24/2006 10:29:00 PM  

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• I don't really get what's so funny about it? Why would you want to buy a whole new toothbrush instead of just the head? The package would be bigger, slightly more expensive and a waste of plastic.
  
  This is a completely normal product, if not entirely common, in Sweden where I live and several brands carry them. Somehow I think I should feel slightly hurt somewhere that a lot of people ridicule what I take for granted, but naah, that would be silly.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/25/2006 03:30:00 AM  

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• just buy a wooden toothbrush if you are looking for an environmental improvement...

  By  Anonymous, at 2/25/2006 04:53:00 AM  

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• I think this particular is pretty stupid looking, but I love my travel toothbrush, which is close to the same idea. You pull the head off, flip it head around, and store it in the handle. It takes less room, and gets less dirty in travel.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/26/2006 12:31:00 AM  

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• Seems like a common sense approach to reducing waste. Not surprised that a poster from Sweden says it is common there. Also not surprised there are many who cannot quite grasp why anyone would care about his/her impact on the world. Where ya from fellas? Detorit perhaps? New York? Please tell me you are not from the good old US of A so I can stop being embrassed by my countrymen.

  By  Anonymous, at 2/26/2006 10:03:00 PM  

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• "I suppose environmentalists will argue that this kind of product will reduce the amount of plastic in landfills."
  
  Environmentalists and those with an elementary grasp of logic. After all, would throwing less plastic away INCREASE the amount of plastic in landfills? Ah those wacky environmentalists again...
  
  Not a new nor a particularly strange idea (but one done up in badly chosen colors, I think). Unless you feel like buying reusable items is strange, which is pretty weird itself.

  By  Rev. T. Monkey, at 2/27/2006 11:21:00 AM  

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• I have used a similar product for years and am very satisfied with it. I do not in any way see myself as an idiot for making smarter, more sustainable choices in as many areas of my life as possible. It takes no extra time or effort to use a toothbrush with a replaceable head, and there's less going to the landfills, which is always a good thing. We all need to start thinking more about the earth we're leaving to our children's children. Wake up people.

  By  Anonymous, at 3/01/2006 10:08:00 AM  

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• strange and rediculous?
  i was designing packing for toothbrushes recently and here are some stats from my research:
  
  1. The Wuppertal Institute has calculated that the “ecological rucksack” (the amount of waste generated in producing everyday products) is 1.5 kg for a toothbrush, 75 kg for a mobile phone and 1,500 kg for a personal computer.
  
  2. Assuming that The American Dental Association recommends changing a toothbrush every 3-4 months, and that there are 7.3 million people living in NYC in 1990. The total waste stream contribution by toothbrushes and their packaging was 508 to 677.5 tons. (and this is from 1990)
  
  3. the waste produced by a toothbrush isn't just the plastic brush but includes the packaging, shipping costs/fuel, manufacturing wastes etc.For every 100 pounds of product we manufacture in the United States, we create at least 3,200 pounds of waste.”

  By  Anonymous, at 5/15/2006 04:09:00 PM  

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• strange or rediculous?
  i was designing packaging for toothbrushes recently and here are some stats from my research:
  
  1. Assuming that The American Dental Association recommends changing a toothbrush every 3-4 months, and that there are 7.3 million people living in NYC in 1990. The total waste stream contribution by toothbrushes and their packaging was 508 to 677.5 tons.(and this is from 1990)
  
  2.The Wuppertal Institute has calculated that the “ecological rucksack” (the amount of waste generated in producing everyday products) is 1.5 kg for a toothbrush, 75 kg for a mobile phone and 1,500 kg for a personal computer.
  
  3. waste created any consumer products are not just the physical item but includes its manufacturing wastes, shipping/fuel, packaging and marketing wastes. For every 100 pounds of product we manufacture in the United States, we create at least 3,200 pounds of waste.”

  By  Anonymous, at 5/15/2006 04:13:00 PM  

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• Dear consumers,
  
  This kind of product has been on the market (different types) last 15 years
  and over 30 version. It`s not at all a new idea. I`m sorry...
  
  Toothbrush manufacturer

  By  Anonymous, at 8/15/2006 10:40:00 AM  

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• "what kind of dumb ass would want to reduce plastics going to the landfill?"
  
  um the kind who gives a damn about their own ass and maybe even yours, dumb ass. hey here's an idea why don't you pick up some of the slack your ignant irresponsibles? your ass is on the line too... and frankly it's hard not to hope yours is the first to go when we get in some pretty sticky situations in the near future.
  oh you who wrote this blog... q-tips are biodegradable idiot. AND those toothbrushes are made from biodegradable materials. they may be plastics but they're the kind that go away with time... isn't that a concept?
  (hope you ignant mafa's drown in a sea of old smelly, toxic melty plastic toothbrushes some day.) ha.

  By  Anonymous, at 10/31/2006 08:58:00 AM  

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• Every year 50 million pounds of toothbrushes fill landfills. Sounds like this product would drop this by half.
  
  Sounds like we all need to get one of these toothbrushes.
  
  reference:
  http://www.nvhome.biz/content/view/216/

  By  Lance, at 3/08/2007 06:21:00 AM  

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• Last night I watched a programme about Hawaii and the problems they have with litter coming across the Pacific ocean. I also found out that the baby gulls there are dying because their parents feed them plastic (for them, anything that floats on the ocean's surface is food). Rotting corpses littered the beach, all with plastic inside them and there were plenty of toothbrushes inside those gulls. Doesn't that strike you as grotesque?!? It's time to get rid of plastic altogether. This product might use less plastic but even that will still take thousands of years to break down.

  By  Anonymous, at 5/03/2007 01:46:00 AM  

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• Forget about the enviorment. When I was packing for Santa Clara this morning, I realized my toothbrush is one and half inch longer than my toiletry bag. So if you can take this toothbrush apart, wouldn't it fit then?

  By  Anonymous, at 7/06/2007 02:14:00 PM  

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• ever seen an albatross barf up a toothbrush?...

  By  yabba, at 1/25/2008 08:43:00 PM  

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• I personally own a toothbrush similar to those. In my version, however, not only are the heads replaceable, but the handle itself is made from renewable resources and is therefore ecologically friendly too. If everyone did little things like this to try to reduce waste and pollution the world would be in much better shape today. We all need to realize that if we just ignore the problem it won't just go away. We all need to do everything we can to reduce what we throw away: buy things made from recycled products, and recycle the things e buy once we nolonger need them.
  
  Two toothbrushes to consider are the "preserve" brand toothbrushes which are made from recycled yogurt cups and can then be recycled into park benches by mailing them back to the company in their pre-paid envelopes and the radius brand "source" style toothbrush which is the once with replaceable heads.

  By  Anonymous, at 7/19/2008 01:54:00 PM  

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• small sea animals can also get caught in thrown out six pack holders. The plastic that keeps six packs of soda cans together has many little holes for fish and other animals to get caught in. Please cut those up before throwing them out.
  
  Its also important to never release balloons into the air as when they come back down to the ground animals eat them and choke on the rubber. Spitting gum out and not disposing of it properly is another hazard for animals. It smells like food to them and they eat it but they cannot digest it and they can die from it.

  By  Anonymous, at 7/19/2008 01:59:00 PM  

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• small sea animals can also get caught in thrown out six pack holders. The plastic that keeps six packs of soda cans together has many little holes for fish and other animals to get caught in. Please cut those up before throwing them out.
  
  Its also important to never release balloons into the air as when they come back down to the ground animals eat them and choke on the rubber. Spitting gum out and not disposing of it properly is another hazard for animals. It smells like food to them and they eat it but they cannot digest it and they can die from it.

  By  Anonymous, at 7/19/2008 01:59:00 PM  

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• Fantastic Product (must see):
  
  http://www.edensonworldwide.com/andyng/
  
  You will never regret using this toothbrush.
  
  From:Andy

  By  Anonymous, at 6/07/2009 01:08:00 AM  

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