Five of the best eco-friendly electric toothbrushes
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1. Foreo ISSA Oral Routine
Made from hygienic silicone with polymer bristles, which last twice as long as standard ones, this BPA-free brush uses sonic pulse technology to clean teeth. The battery lasts for up to 365 days on a single charge.
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2. Organically Epic Sonic Wave Electric Bamboo toothbrush
This award-winning toothbrush has compostable bamboo heads with recyclable bristles. There are five settings and the battery lasts for up to six weeks.
3. Georganics Sonic Toothbrush Set
Georganics makes natural, ethical and sustainable oral-care products with minimum environmental impact. Its recyclable Sonic Toothbrush has a unique speed-adjustment setting, which is ideal for those with fixed braces. Packaging is recyclable and compostable.
4. Suri Sustainable Electric Toothbrush
The Suri Sustainable Electric Toothbrush has recyclable plant-based heads and bristles, and an aluminium body designed to be easy to repair.
5. Booheads Bamboo Heads
If you’ve already got a perfectly good electric toothbrush, you can swap to sustainable heads such as Booheads Bamboo Heads (above), which are Sonicare-compatible or Humble Earth’s recyclable heads, which work with Oral-B brushes.
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