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The Hills Reduce Reuse Recycle Directory
Electronic equipment
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TOOTHBRUSHES AND TOOTHPASTE TUBES
Yes you can even recycle your toothbrush, empty toothpaste tube and empty floss box via the Terracycle Colgate Oral Care Program. There are lots of drop off points in the Hills, see below. We have included ideas on how to reduce and reuse your plastic waste even further
REDUCE
Use up all the toothpaste in the tube. Cut open the tube up the centre or in half. I was amazed at how much more toothpaste was left.
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Get a Bamboo Toothbrush, carried at lots of local stores including Kallista Organic Market, Organic Fanatic, Mt Dandy. Unwrapped Pantry, Belgrave Sth Simply wholesome Emerald, Organic Empire. Mt Evelyn.
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Try Lush Tooth Tabs
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or even diy your own toothpaste.
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Alternatives to Bamboo toothbrushes. Corn starch toothbrushes require commerical composting to completely compost.
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Or a toothbrush with a replaceable head Silver care are available via a Norwex Australia consultant of which there are a number in and around the hills.
Check out the web for recycled plastic Toothbrushes there are more coming on the market for both hand or electric toothbrushes. There are also a number of brands of bamboo heads for electric toothbrushes.
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REUSE
Use your old tooth brush for scrubbing the grout, more ideas below.
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Recycle
Kallista General Store and Cellars
85 Monbulk rd Kallista open 7 days
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Recycled Roots and Leaves Plant Rescue
Monbulk rd Silvan. Thurs - Sun 10 - 5pm
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Selby Community House 1 Minak rd Selby
Mon to Thur 9-3pm Fri 9-1pm
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Tecoma Uniting Church 1566 Burwood Hwy Tecoma Tues 9-5pm Fri 9-1pm
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Smile Place Dental 1586 1586 Burwood Hwy. Tecoma Mon Fri 9-5pm Sat 9-2pm
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Eco Soul Collective 1685 Burwood Hwy
Belgrave tues -Sat 9-4pm Sun 10 -4pm
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Emerald Community House (verandah)
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Dental Logic 15 Maroondah hwy Lilydale
Mon-Fri 9-5pm Sat 9-2pm
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What to do with old bamboo toothbrushes ? see number 5 for end of life.
1. Cut off the heads and make seedling markers or a dibbler.
2. Make a rag rug making needle.
3. Cleaning, scrub a fabric stain, the grout, the garlic crusher, clean shoes,
around the taps, your finger nails. whatever .
4. Craft / painting with kids, flick painting
make your own clay tools
5. Pull out the old bristles with pliers
or cut off the head with secateurs ( rubbish bin the head /bristles)
a) add the handle to your green (garden) waste bin.
b) break up with hammer and add to compost
c) cut it up add to the garden mulch.
d) use as kindling
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