An increasing number of consumer products are being made through environmentally conscious means, with eco-friendly options for those shoppers interested in sustainability and longevity. When it comes ...

Billions of toothbrushes are discarded every year. How can we brush our teeth in a more environmentally friendly way? When I used to work in an office, I'd keep a manual, plastic toothbrush in my desk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sustainable living can be achieved in a myriad of ways. While we often try to add eco-friendly practices to our lives through our ...

North Dakota siblings Heather and John McDougall have created an eco-toothbrush which according to them “will be the first toothbrush you will actually care about.” Having grown up with a dentist as a ...

A new dental startup called Smiles for the People offers beautiful biodegradable bamboo toothbrushes – and for each one you buy, they will donate a toothbrush to someone in need! Their mission is to ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally published on July 21, 2018. People are turning against plastic straws. Christina Ramirez wants them to think about another piece of plastic they use every day – ...

The idea came to Ramirez, who’s 33, in 2006, when she was attending the University of California. Her class, she says, was told “to create a company that addressed a global problem.” She wrote a ...