Preserve Recycled Plastic Toothbrush (6-Pack)
Preserve
Adult Toothbrush, Recycled #5 Plastic, Ultra Soft Bristles (6-pack)
The most responsible way to buy what is still a plastic toothbrush. Recycled sourcing and paperboard packaging beat a virgin brush, but the score reflects a plastic product with mouth-contact bristle wear.
A toothbrush made in the USA from recycled #5 plastic (yogurt cups) with nylon bristles, sold in paperboard. Better sourcing than a virgin-plastic brush, but on an absolute plastic scale it is still a plastic product used in your mouth.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- Handle is recycled #5 polypropylene, not virgin plastic
- Paperboard packaging, no plastic blister
- Made in the USA with clear materials disclosure
- Brand runs its own product take-back program
Trade-offs
- Still an all-plastic product used in the mouth; recycled content does not change what it sheds
- Nylon bristles wear into the mouth like any conventional brush
- Mail-back recycling captures only a small fraction, so it earns no score credit under our rubric
- Preserve does not appear in the current B Lab registry (checked 2026-07-04), so no certification badge is shown
Scored on our durable-goods method (durables-v1, 2026-07-03). How we rank →
What's inside
Handle made from recycled #5 polypropylene per Preserve; bristles are nylon, as on nearly all toothbrushes. Packaging is paperboard rather than a plastic blister.
Free of Virgin plastic handle, plastic blister packaging
- Packaging
- Not stated
- Microplastics
- Real. Toothbrush bristles wear down with brushing, and worn bristle material is shed in the mouth. This is true of any nylon-bristle brush, including bamboo-handled ones, and we score it accordingly.
Attributes
What this product is, at a glance.
Certifications
None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.
About Preserve
Preserve has built its brand on recycling #5 polypropylene into personal care and kitchen products, made in the USA. It is one of the few brands with its own take-back stream for the products it sells.
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