How to Reuse Old Toothbrushes
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Recycle Old Toothbrushes
It is recommended that we replace our toothbrushes every 3 to 4 months or when the bristles get frayed.
However, your old toothbrush needed not go straight to landfill. Toothbrushes can be reused for everything from cleaning tools to crafting tools! If you have a unique way to recycle an old toothbrush we'd love to hear about it!
So why not help the environment if we can?!
Contents at a Glance
Important !!! Post Toothbrush and Pre Recycled Handy Dandy Tool Care...
Now that you are finished with your toothbrush it's time to give it new life as a household tool...but first, some sanitary care!
#1. Clean the used brush...avoid spreading germs by soaking the brush in a bleach solution.
#2. Take a permanent marker and mark your old brush as such, so that it won't be mistakenly re-used. I do this by marking a big black X on it...
TIP: Mark the Old Toothbrush
Oh how can I reuse thee?
let me count the ways...
Cleaning Brush
Old Toothbrushes make great Cleaning Tools!
Cleaning Tips:1. Clean that gunk build up around the sink faucets and taps!
2. Scrub your kitchen or bathroom tile grout!
3. A dry old toothbrush is great for cleaning those little hairs out of electric razors or grooming clippers.
4. A non-greasy old toothbrush is great for spot removal on carpets, upholstery or laundry stains!
5. Scrub the dirt off of potatoes!
6. Great for removing small oil or grease stains, on tools, workbenches, driveways etc.
7. Clean the dirt around your roller blade or skateboard wheels so they roll smoother!
8. Got muddy shoes? Not any more! Scrub them clean!
9. My hubby's favourite: BICYCLE CHAINS!
10. I use an old toothbrush to clean my jewelry.
11. Scrub the bottle threads to baby bottles or reusable water bottles.
12. My hubby's other fav: clean around the car battery connectors.
13. Clean your nails after gardening!
14. Spring cleaning your windows? Old toothbrushes are great for those window track crevices!
15. Time to clean the dust bunnies in between the keys on your keyboard!
Beauty Tips:
16. Use an old toothbrush to exfoliate rough skin...perhaps around your feet or your heels.
17. 1 squirt of hairspray on an old toothbrush and you can tame those unruly eyebrows...why buy an eyebrow brush?
18. When cleaning combs and hair brushes you can use an old toothbrush to scrub between the bristles.
Miscellaneous Tips:
19. If you want to achieve a speckled look (popular on eggs or in primitive art) you can dip the bristles of an old toothbrush in thin paint or stain and then run a Popsicle stick across the bristles while holding it very close to the surface you wish to speckle.
20. Let's not forget about our 4 legged friends ...use the toothbrush to clean your dog or cat's teeth!
If it's dog poop not mud, clean the shoes then throw out that toothbrush! There are limits to reusing!
New Toothbrushes
In the market for a new toothbrush?
Old Toothbrushes
What will you do with them now?...
Toothbrushes
New Replacement Toothbrushes
Toothbrush Rug
Toothbrush Crafts
Toothbrush Tip :
It's a good idea to replace your current toothbrush with a brand new one after being sick with a cold or the flu bug.
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Got another toothbrush idea?...let us know and we'll add it to the list!
Leave us a comment or suggestion.
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momsfunny May 16, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
- I thought I was the only one who did this, people said I was cheap... but it is great!!
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Harshitha
May 1, 2011 @ 10:16 am | delete
- Another toothbrush idea? You have got all of them in your lens! I have been using old toothbrush to clean faucets. Now I have lots of new ideas to re-use them, thanks to you.
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Tipi
Apr 16, 2011 @ 8:25 pm | delete
- Lol! I love that you let us know that it is okay to throw them out after cleaning dog poop out of our sneakers! Yup, there are limits to reusing.
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ajgodinho Dec 23, 2010 @ 1:44 am | delete
- Just back here to sprinkle some SA dust. **Blessed by a Squid-Angel**
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Koupie Dec 9, 2010 @ 2:06 pm | delete
- Great idea for a lens, we save all our old toothbrushes and I keep a stock of new ones to change them often. Use mine a lot for cleaning the grout in between tiles in the shower.
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