Comments on: Green and Healthy Mouths- Dental Floss

By: Am I Really Flossing with Teflon? | Groovy Green Livin

Am I Really Flossing with Teflon? | Groovy Green Livin — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:41:23 +0000

[...] has a very slow decay rate and will sit in landfills for a long time before decomposing. It shouldn’t be flushed down your toilet-it could cause a blockage in the sewer [...]

By: Collins Pt.

Collins Pt. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:25:50 +0000

Biodegradable plastic and packaging is a modern necessity for our ever-endangered environment. Now PLA has been used to line the indoors of Paper Cups in place of the oil based lining additional usually used, create Plastic Cups, Plates, Carrier Bags, Food Packaging and even Nappies. Eco Pure is our proprietary blend of organic materials that does not modify the base resin to which it is added. Thanks a lot for your information

By: S

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:32:14 +0000

The picks may be biodegradable but I dispute the autho’s use of the word “sustainable” here. She forgot to consider the energy input that’s required to produce these things.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:00:28 +0000

You don’t say what the Desert Essence floss is actually made of. Is it biodegradable?

By: M

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:59:01 +0000

dentek makes a biodegradable floss pick. Maybe that’s what I keep seeing everywhere. I still think it’s disgusting. My tampons are biodegradable too; should I just litter them all over town after I use them??

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:27:09 +0000

Great article….I see tossed dental flossers everywhere … nasty. I’m using Brytonpick – reusable and recyclable flosser which works absolutely the best of all!

By: Miesha

Miesha — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:18:50 +0000

These are some good ideas on how to make your own toothpaste. Now do they taste good?