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What a terrific engineering initiative. This is a really helpful and informative article by Ali AlQeisi , Kathy Ku and Rebecca Liebschutz. The world urgently and badly needs solutions like this so that consumers do not have to depend on e.g., plastic toothbrushes. The beaches here, in Chile are often covered in plastic and that includes plastic toothbrushes. Where can you buy these and how do they compare with e.g. the cost of plastic toothbrushes? What is the Green Premium?” that people will have to pay. On a practical level, how long do they last?
What a terrific site this is too! I have registered and will be following your articles and sharing them with advanced English students in Chile. Have a great day and keep up the great work! Trevor