A tablet of toothpaste — a great way to eliminate packaging tubes and reduce waste. Photo provided by Alex Houdeshell. Just like any other toiletries we use, toothpaste is designed to be purchased, ...

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 ...

Every time I buy a tube of toothpaste, I fail. Part of my intention with the Mayday Experiment is to change everything, and that includes what I buy, and what I put down the drain. The drain issue is ...

Anyone who wants to reduce their carbon footprint knows that sometimes even a small change in habits can make a big impact. The best zero-waste toothpastes come in a variety of effective forms — from ...

When Tom’s of Maine made a zero-waste goal at its factory in Sanford, Maine, the biggest challenge was toothpaste: The company could figure out how to recycle boxes and save energy and water, but it ...

A tube of toothpaste is not the easiest thing to recycle. But what if you didn’t have to worry about recycling the tubes at all? The Kind Lab, a company based out of Los Angeles, has officially ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

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A tablet of toothpaste — a great way to eliminate packaging tubes and reduce waste. Photo provided by Alex Houdeshell. Just like any other toiletries we use, toothpaste is designed to be purchased, ...