Every single toothbrush made since the 1930s is still out there in the world

Nearly every single toothbrush made since the 1930s, when the first plastic toothbrushes came out, is still out there in the world, living on as a piece of indestructible trash, according to an co-authored article with the National Geographic Society.

Swapping to a bamboo, wooden or recycled plastic toothbrush helps the environment by having one less toothbrush in a landfill or polluting the sea. Plus, they can all be recycled or composted once they are not usable as toothbrushes anymore.