Instead of
Plastic cotton buds Bamboo cotton buds
Why switch
Healthier
The same soft tips — just on a stem that does not splinter into plastic.
Greener
Plastic-stem buds are among the most common items found on beaches; bamboo composts.
The impact
You, per year 150 plastic buds
All of the world 1.22 trillion plastic buds skipped / year
If everyone across the world switched, every year that’s:
- 1.22 trillion plastic buds
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Reduce
These are truly single-use, so using fewer is what counts most.
Reuse
Keep them for the outer ear and small tidy-ups, not the ear canal.
Recycle
Bamboo stems and paper packaging compost at home.