Comments on: BPA in your toothpaste & Recycling the tubes.

By: Sada Nam

Sada Nam — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:23:12 +0000

Spirit Bear Tooth Powder is an all natural alternative to toothpaste & comes in recyclable glass jars.
http://www.eco-natural.com/tootcar.html

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:16:24 +0000

Hi Digger. I was in fact wary of their findings. But I’m wondering how BPA in lining of metal tube compares to completely plastic tube. We don’t know what chemicals could be in the plastic tube because the manufacturers are not required to disclose.

By: Digger

Digger — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:46:26 +0000

You and Tom’s of Maine need to do your research on BPA. A “parts per million” test is pretty much useless for testing BPA, as the evidence shows bad effects in the parts per trillion level.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:12:37 +0000

Hi Raychelle. Thank you so much for this information! You're right. I don't understand ASL, but my niece does. I'll try to get her to translate for me. (She just graduated from high school and will be attending Gallaudet in the fall in the Interpretation program.)

From the comments, it sounds like Karen Schettle talks about more than just tooth brushing. I'm wondering if she would consider posting a transcript so that both hearing and non-hearing viewers can benefit from the information. When I first started posting my own videos online, it didn't occur to me that deaf readers of Fake Plastic Fish would not be able to understand them. Now, I post a transcript whenever I make a new video.

I realize that Ecodeaf is a site for deaf people, but since the video is up on Youtube for the whole world, it would be great to have a written transcript. Especially since the info is so important!

By: raychelle

raychelle — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:53:03 +0000

hi,

i love your blog. thanks for the recycling tip re: tom's of maine tube.

i decided to stop brushing my teeth with paste and simply brush my teeth with water, according to my dental hygienist's recommendation. she's been brushing her teeth forever with water, and she gives the same advice to all her other clients. she says it's the flossing that really keeps teeth healthy, not brushing because we often brush our teeth the wrong way anyway (back and forth across teeth which damages gums… instead of in circles, press upper gums downwards and lower gums upwards).

so, brushing my teeth with simply water helps cut down on the amount of things we buy (toothpaste) and throw away (empty toothpaste tubes). and on those days we feel some psychological need to "deep clean" we can always go back to good ol baking soda. they're okay, when used occasionally, not everyday because they're very abrasive.

here's the link to a video by my dental hygienist, but it is in a different language, a language you might not understand, that's why i wrote a short summary above. also, my dental hygienist suggested that i bring tom's of maine to my dental appointments so she can use it instead of the fluoride/chemically infested paste they put on your teeth.

http://ecodeaf.blogspot.com/2007/11/deaf-hygienist-presents-shocking-teeth.html

raychelle

By: Pavlina

Pavlina — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:56:00 +0000

I think I can help here. The melting temperature of Aluminum is 660 degrees celsius. This is much hotter than most fires. BPA is an organic molecules, and I use the term in it’s correct form meaning comprised of Carbon, Hydrogen, and oxygen, BPA contains exclusively these elements in the following amounts: C15H16O2. The melting point of BPA is ~159 degrees celsius, the boiling point is ~220 degrees celsius. At the melting point of Al which is 660 degrees celsius, BPA is no longer BPA. It will thermally decompose (specifically it is pyrolysis) and form mainly Carbon (soot), a bit of water (vapor) and carbon dioxide (gas). There is no way possible that molten BPA will float to the surface of molten Al, then solidify when it is cooled. It is a physical impossibility.

By: beyesn

beyesn — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:46:00 +0000

I applaud your ability to tolerate the miniscule ppt amount of BPA that is in the aluminum tube liner. The “dose is the poison” is something to remember when dealing with substances that do a lot of good in small doses. The primary function of the internal coating in cans (and your tube) is safety — to avoid food poisoning. Without the coating, we would return to a bygone era when Escherichia coli and botulism poisoning was rampant.

I have a good crockpot chili recipe if you’re intered.

By: Robj98168

Robj98168 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:04:00 +0000

Besides craigslist you can find used crock pot cookers at thrift stores, rumage sales, moving sales always for reasonable prices or do like my aunt and uncle- hold a party and ask your mephew rob to bring cocktail weenies knowing he will bring them in his mini- crock pot and keep the crockpot- my uncle~ the Crackpot!

By: Is it Easy Being Green

Is it Easy Being Green — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:02:00 +0000

Thanks so much for the info on recycling Tom’s toothpaste tubes. I’ve been using Tom’s for years and didn’t realize I could recycle them.

By: RecycleBill

RecycleBill — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:05:00 +0000

I don't mean to be critical and I want to commend you on your efforts but as someone who earns his living in the recycling industry I'm always suspicious of these so called, "mail in recycling" programs.

I don't know about this program in particular but when you consider packaging, transportation, fuel and other environmental costs many of these mail-in programs are an environmental net loss.

Hopefully enough people will pick up the torches and make recycling local so these products won't be so wasteful.

On option that would help in a big way would be for consumers to start demanding standardization of packaging across different brands instead of allowing marketers to design and spec packaging in ways that are deliberately different from their competitors. Such a move would lead to more reuse and easier recycling.

PS. I'm adding Fake Plastic Fish to my blogroll so I can find you again.