One of my goals lately is to try to be more eco-friendly. Recycle what can be recycled. Use less. Rinse. Repeat. But with 3 kids, sometimes it can be hard. However, I do have them trained with soda cans, school papers and boxes. While trying to to instill how recycling helps the environment, I guess I never really thought about what actually happens once the recycling truck takes away our containers and recycled goods. (I am just thankful they are gone and I am teaching my kids their part in helping to be more eco-friendly.)
Enter Preserve and Recycline, an innovative, green home products company, which closes the recycling cycle.
The Preserve line takes recycled BPA and phthalate-free plastic, including yogurt cups, and re-recycles them into stylish, affordable, and eco-friendly toothbrushes. And when it’s time to get new toothbrushes for the family, you can print out a pre-paid postage label from Recycline’s website, send the used toothbrushes back to them and the plastic will live on as a deck, picnic table, or boardwalk. (How cool is that?!) The line also includes Preserve Jr. toothbrushes for kids, with animal colors and shapes, making it easy for us to get an early start when it comes to promoting eco-friendly habits. (Because we all know that healthy habits have everything to do with how cute your toothbrush and/or products are. At least according to my 7 year old daughter.)
When I was sent a Recycline Preserve Toothbrush, I was eager to try it. I am very picky about my toothbrushes. Truth is, I love it. The bonus? It will be recycled when I am finished using it. (After 3 months- or strep throat- according to my dentist.)
Also known as “the toothbrush made from yogurt cups,” the Preserve Toothbrush was designed by dentists and engineers to be an innovation in both oral care and eco-friendliness.
The dentist-recommended 45° curved handle and soft bristles guarantee a thorough and even cleaning of your teeth. Available in seven vivid colors, the handle is made from recycled plastic, including Stonyfield Farm® yogurt cups, meaning that fewer natural resources are used to get your teeth sparkling. Combine that with the Preserve’s stylish design and reusable travel case and you’re not only living green, you’re living happy.
When it is time to replace your toothbrush (dentists recommend switching it every three months) send the toothbrush and case back to Preserve using our postage-paid label to be re-processed into plastic lumber for picnic tables, boardwalks and decks.
Features:
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Handle is made from 100% recycled plastic, including Stonyfield Farm® yogurt cups
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Curved, easy to grip handle makes it easy to reach every part of your teeth and gums
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Soft, virgin nylon bristles placed in a tri-level configuration with softer outer rows to protect your gums and tooth enamel
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Available in Medium, Soft, and Ultrasoft
Interested? (Yes, you are as a matter of fact.) Preserve toothbrushes are available at Target stores nationwide for only $2.04 and I have coupons for you! Just go to this site and get your own Recycline Preserve toothbrush coupon and try this bad boy out. Your teeth will thank you. So will the environment.
If you are interested in how all of this works, check out this really informative (and cool!) video on how they do it all. Education is key to clean teeth. Or not. But the video is interesting on Recycline and how it came about and what it is all about.
I am a security freak. Just ask my family. When it comes to locks, we rival Fort Knox. The only problem with that is when I have to hand out keys to kids, neighbors etc. I just don’t like doing that! I want to know who has access and when. Throughout the course of a week, my house needs to be accessed by more than just my husband and myself. I have to consider my kids and in case of emergency, my friends. Sometimes even babysitters or family. It is just not in me to make that many keys. In comes Schlage Locks.
Schlage Locks has recently developed an ingenious solution to this problem by creating an electronic keypad lock and deadbolt for our homes. (Finally! A company that gets me.) They keypad allows access via a fou-digit code that can be customized so members of your family and friends can all access your home using different codes. You know that means? My kids can come up with their own code that they won’t forget! That is a bonus in my book. You have no idea how many times I get the phone call asking what the code is for the security system or the garage etc. This way, each person has their own personalized code. Simplicity (and yet safety) at its finest! Each lock comes with the ability for up to 19 different codes. And– this is where my paranoia is put at ease–you can disable a code whenever you want to. So, say you have to give your code to Uncle Earl when he comes to visit but you certainly do not want him to come over whenever he wants to so you just disable his code when he leaves and it no longer works. Uncle Earl is locked out. (Sorry Uncle Earl!)
No more keeping up with keys, worrying about sending kids to school with keys they may lose or wondering what does this key go to?
For me, it gives me peace of mind knowing that my kids can get into their home if for some reason I am not there and they are the only ones who can use that code to enter. It definitely gives me reassurance that the house and more importantly, my kids, are safe.
After a recent MomCentral survey of over 1,299 people in the MomCentral community about home safety and locks. The responses were nothing short of amazing. A few stats came to light:
80% of Mom respondents reported that stories of local crimes encourage them to rethink their current locks.
70% of Moms have given keys to people who are not members of the household and when asked to consider how many non-residents have keys to their homes,
86% reported feeling at least moderately concerned.
84% of Moms have experienced a child, babysitter, or housekeeper entering a designated “off-limits” area in the home, sometimes with serious consequences.
Almost half (48%) of survey Moms said they would like to leave a spare key hidden outside of the house but don’t feel comfortable doing so.
84% of respondents reported that house members have been locked out of their home at least a couple times per year
And finally, a little plug: 98% of Moms would consider purchasing a Schlage Electronic Keypad Lock for an exterior door!
I have mine and I love it. It is safe, secure and looks good. Which really? That does make a difference. They were even featured on the show Designing Spaces. (That ups your street cred right there if you have one!) Just the look of it is says, “Stay out! I am a secure home!”
See how pretty it is. And how safe it looks. To me, it says Stay Out. I am planning on putting one on my office door and NOT sharing the code. That should help me get my work finished in a more timely manner. I hope.
Seriously? If home security is important to you, please look into these locks. They are as secure as they come. If I did the “how many stars would you give it” kind of rating system, this would by far get 5 stars. Instead–and better in my opinion–it gives me and my family peace of mind. And that is worth everything.
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This review was brought to you courtesy of a partnership with Mom Central.
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