photo credit: Nico Kaiser
Most of us change our toothbrushes once every 2-3 months and find ourselves either throwing the old ones in the trash or shuffling them somewhere in the house for later use (if you’re anything like me). So why not simply recycle them and extend their lives for a few more uses?
Here are some ideas for re-using your old, used up toothbrushes:
• For scrubbing your bathroom faucets or grout in the shower (pr any hard-to-reach places).
• Use for cleaning the leather parts of the sneakers between washings
• For cleaning the soles of your boots or other dirty shoes you wouldn’t otherwise want in your house
• For scrubbing nails or getting dirt from under your nails
• For brushing your eyebrows (especially for thick bushy ones)
• For removing stains out of your clothes before the laundry
• For shining tools and hubcaps
• Excellent for cleaning items such as jewelry, bottles, combs and window screens.
There are many more ways you can re-use that old toothbrush and your own creativity is the limit here. So give it another go and next time switch to toothbrushes that can be recycled.
