Comments on: Help TerraCycle Find New Life for Old Toothbrushes

By: jackvermillion

jackvermillion — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:18:29 +0000

I usually burn them in my back yard. If you take a bunch of them and duct tape them to a metal pole and stick it in the ground they make a nice tiki torch. I find it really helps keep the bugs away.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:04:07 +0000

I usually burn them in my back yard; you can duct tape a bunch of them around a metal pole, stick it in the ground, and now you have an instant tiki torch. I find it really keeps the bugs away.

By: jackvermillion

jackvermillion — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:18:29 +0000

I usually burn them in my back yard. If you take a bunch of them and duct tape them to a metal pole and stick it in the ground they make a nice tiki torch. I find it really helps keep the bugs away.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:04:07 +0000

I usually burn them in my back yard; you can duct tape a bunch of them around a metal pole, stick it in the ground, and now you have an instant tiki torch. I find it really keeps the bugs away.

By: brr

brr — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:06:17 +0000

brrr

By: Jennifer Cabral

Jennifer Cabral — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:58:34 +0000

What about making pens out of them? Cut out the heads, make a hole, insert the thin ink container into it?

By: Marvin Corea

Marvin Corea — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:37:09 +0000

I also keep some around, but with 6 people in the family, they tend to pile up quickly. :)

How about creating storage containers?

By: Nick Aster

Nick Aster — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:26 +0000

I keep ‘em around for a while – work great for cleaning bike chains, and other little mechanical things.

By: Cindy Lin

Cindy Lin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:15:44 +0000

We actually pretty much keep our old toothbrushes forever. They are great for household cleaning and can get into creases that a regular sponge or cleaning rag will miss.

By: pam

pam — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:47 +0000

cut the brushes off and use the handles as a lego type builing tool for children

cut the heads off and color co-ordinate and use as math tools for children

cut the heads off and use as “woven tile designs” on table tops

cut the heads off.glue together,put wheels on the bottom for plant stands

cut the heads off glue together and use as foot scrapers at the front door

cut the heads off and invent a game

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:36:39 +0000

Use the toothbrush handles to make complete bird houses, roofed with other recycled plastic.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:58:44 +0000

cut off the heads and use the handles for garden stakes, or plant name plates (“thyme”, “mint”, etc.)

use handles to make an interesting mobile, or wind chime

tie handles together to make an interesting garden border or fence

attach the brush heads to a dog chew toy. doggie chews and gets teeth brushed at same time. (oh wait, these are used brushes? maybe not…)

use handles for bird perches in a feeder or bird house.

By: Ryan Mickle

Ryan Mickle — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:39:21 +0000

What about molding a dozen toothbrushes together to form a single brush for household cleaning, etc.?

By: ritaserse

ritaserse — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:01:49 +0000

By the way