The new Smile for Good toothpaste tube is made from high density polyethylene (HDPE) – that’s the same plastic used for making milk jugs. “Colgate wants to make tubes a part of the circular ...

While there's no question as to whether you should be brushing your teeth (duh, the answer is yes), dentists are up in arms over an abrasive toothpaste ingredient called polyethylene microbeads ...

It’s so-called “eureka moment” came when it compiled several grades of HDPE material in a toothpaste tube. That correct combination “allows people to comfortably squeeze out all the ...

Initially, the problem was that most HDPE is rigid, making it hard to squeeze toothpaste out. “The breakthrough came when we realized we could layer different grades of HDPE on top of each other ...

“Polyethylene microbeads are commonly used as scrub beads, such as in exfoliating products, but are also sometimes used in chewing gum and toothpaste, as part of the product design.

Republic Services, which operates more than 70 recycling facilities nationwide, said it accepts toothpaste tubes if they are made entirely of HDPE and not multilayered materials, larger than two ...

"Scientific evidence doesn't indicate polyethylene used in toothpaste poses any risk to the teeth or gums," said Dr. Scott Phillips, an associate professor at the School of Dentistry at the ...

She urged her patients to stop using the products. "Polyethylene plastic is in your toothpaste for decorative purposes only," Walraven wrote. "This is unacceptable not only to me, but to many ...

Usually made of polyethylene, microbeads primarily serve ... about ingesting microbeads—both from using products like toothpaste and from eating fish containing the plastic bits.

The new Smile for Good toothpaste tube is made from high density polyethylene (HDPE) -- that's the same plastic used for making milk jugs. "Colgate wants to make tubes a part of the circular ...

It’s so-called “eureka moment” came when it compiled several grades of HDPE material in a toothpaste tube. That correct combination “allows people to comfortably squeeze out all the ...