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Saving the Planet One Toothbrush at a Time

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Provisions Natural Foods offers a variety of toothbrushes made from bamboo and recycled materials, even corn. If you use three or four toothbrushes a year, think how much plastic you’re keeping out of the ocean. JENNY NOBLE

Provisions Natural Foods offers a variety of toothbrushes made from bamboo and recycled materials, even corn. If you use three or four toothbrushes a year, think how much plastic you’re keeping out of the ocean. JENNY NOBLE

The speed at which bamboo grows, the height it can reach (over 90 feet), its extensive root system and its ability to regenerate quickly after harvest add up to large amounts of carbon storage above and below ground. JENNY NOBLE

The speed at which bamboo grows, the height it can reach (over 90 feet), its extensive root system and its ability to regenerate quickly after harvest add up to large amounts of carbon storage above and below ground. JENNY NOBLE

This elegant cutting board at Hildreth’s in Southampton is a more environmental choice than plastic or even sustainably grown wood. Anything made with traditional wood can be made with bamboo. JENNY NOBLE

This elegant cutting board at Hildreth’s in Southampton is a more environmental choice than plastic or even sustainably grown wood. Anything made with traditional wood can be made with bamboo. JENNY NOBLE

Make sure to plant only “clumping” bamboo like this Scabrida variety. While it doesn’t sequester much carbon, you never want to plant the larger “running” bamboo that spreads aggressively and makes for unhappy neighbors. JENNY NOBLE

Make sure to plant only “clumping” bamboo like this Scabrida variety. While it doesn’t sequester much carbon, you never want to plant the larger “running” bamboo that spreads aggressively and makes for unhappy neighbors. JENNY NOBLE

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Sustainable Living

  • Publication: Arts & Living
  • Published on: Sep 15, 2022
  • Columnist: Jenny Noble
Buying a bamboo toothbrush is one of the many environmental choices that my daughter, Carley, likes to call a “performative act,” as in the tiny and superficial gesture one makes... more

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