How many tubes of toothpaste do you think you’ve used in your life? Think of a number. Now, think of the fact that it takes the average tube of toothpaste 500 years to break down. When you factor in ...

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Toothpaste is a daily staple in more than 300 million Americans’ oral hygiene routines, and more people are looking for sustainable oral care products that are made with safe ingredients and reusable ...

Colgate wants to give you another reason to smile … and not just to show off your teeth. The oral-care brand is launching what it says is a vegan-certified toothpaste that comes in an “industry-first” ...

Colgate debuts vegan certified toothpaste, launching the 'industry-first' recyclable toothpaste tube. The oral-care brand is launching what it says is a vegan-certified toothpaste that comes in an ...

In order to combat the hundreds of millions of empty toothpaste tubes that are destined for landfill across the world each year, Canadian entrepreneurs Mike Medicoff and Damien Vince have created a ...