...Mom had given me a gift card for my Birthday...back in July...and I put it up on the shelf in my desk...because I didn't 'need' anything...but really when was a the last time I 'needed' anything...
...but my 10 year old electric toothbrush finally quit working this week...so I was happy to have that card to buy a replacement toothbrush...I only had to wait a couple of days for the delivery...and don't worry I actually brushed my teeth manually those days...
...but now my shiny new toothbrush is on the counter...beside my also 10 year old water pik...so I'm expecting it to conk out soon too...haha...
...now what about recycling...the box and wrapping of the new toothbrush are easy enough to deal with ...but I
did some research and the old toothbrush...not so much...
...and I'm not sure I want to take a hammer to the parts and recycle them separately...our local recycling facility has an annual (maybe biannual) date for recycling electronic equipment like phones and computers...so I think I'll call them and see if they will take a defunct toothbrush...I don't mind keeping it until April if they do...
...have you ever recycled a toothbrush?...
~Have a lovely day!
I've never recycled a toothbrush. I'm not sure if I've had to because I've only bought 3 in my lifetime and I don't think any of them have stopped working yet. I just have them taking up space. When I do my 'final' declutter in the bathroom I may try to give them away if people want to buy new brushes or I will have to throw them out.
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven't....and I've actually looked into plastics recycling in general. You might want to read up on it. Unfortunately, I don't think much plastic is actually put back to use at all, so your efforts might be for naught. Love, K
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