Eco Oral Care · Est. Melbourne

Plastic Waste Calculator

Find out how much plastic
you're saving from landfill

Most toothpaste tubes cannot be recycled. They go straight to landfill, and stay there for centuries. Find out how many yours would have been.

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How many people are in your household?

We'll calculate your total household plastic footprint, not just yours.

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Just you

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Which products do you currently use?

Tick everything you buy from a supermarket or pharmacy right now. These are the products we're replacing.

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How often do you replace each?

We've set the dentist recommended defaults. Adjust if you replace more or less often.

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How old are you?

We'll calculate your total eco impact potential. The everyday choices you make add up to something genuinely remarkable over time.

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Estimated plastic footprint based on your reported usage

— plastic oral care items your current routine sends to landfill. Including toothpaste tubes that cannot be recycled

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What that roughly looks like in real terms

Personal estimates based on your reported usage. Australia wide figures apply your per person rate across 26.5M people.

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Product weights used

  • Toothbrush: 18g (plastic handle + bristles)
  • Toothpaste tube: 10g (laminate tube, plastic portion)
  • Mouthwash bottle: 27g (standard 500ml HDPE bottle)
  • Floss dispenser: 9g (plastic casing only)

Default frequencies

  • Toothbrush: every 3 months (ADA recommended)
  • Toothpaste: every 4 weeks (average adult use)
  • Mouthwash: every 6 weeks (regular daily user)
  • Floss: every 4 weeks (one dispenser per person)

Recyclability

Toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes and floss dispensers are not accepted in kerbside recycling bins in most Australian councils. Mouthwash bottles (HDPE #2) are technically recyclable but often rejected at sorting facilities. Source: teeth.org.au and solidoralcare.com

Key sources

  • 1.5 billion toothpaste tubes discarded globally per year: Spotlight Oral Care
  • Toothpaste tubes not accepted in AUS kerbside recycling: solidoralcare.com
  • 30M toothbrushes discarded in AUS yearly: teeth.org.au (ADA)
  • 84% of AUS plastic goes to landfill: National Waste Report
All weights are conservative estimates. Calculations assume standard product sizes. Individual results will vary. This calculator is designed to be informative and honest, not to exaggerate impact. Where we are uncertain, we have used the lower end of published ranges.
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All figures on this calculator are loose estimates based on the usage frequencies you entered. They are illustrative, not real statistics. Australia wide projections are calculated by applying your per person rate across 26.5 million Australians and do not represent official data. Sources: teeth.org.au (Australian Dental Association), National Waste Report (DCCEEW), Spotlight Oral Care.

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