You don't always have to plant trees or bike to work to help save the environment. Instead, use these apps to live a sustainable lifestyle with ease.

There are quite a few apps out there that help the environment by reducing your carbon footprint through planting trees, using alternative

Colgate-Palmolive is celebrating its 100th anniversary in August and is marking the milestone by looking back at some of its greatest achievements over the past century.

Over the course of a century, Colgate-Palmolive has introduced more than 400 new products into the lives of Australian

Colgate-Palmolive has revealed the nation’s first recyclable toothpaste tube – the result of five years research – and immediately offered the technology to rival companies to help reduce landfill waste.

Colgate Smile for Good plastic tubes use high-density polyethylene (HDPE)

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It started as just another Tuesday morning – the morning I need to write this column for the newspaper. Another morning when I didn’t have a thought in my head. That seems to be more and more frequent with passing time. I’m older and live alone so there is no one to bounce id

I throw out a small suitcase size of disposable items each time I do a surgical procedure - which is most days.

Sterile drapes, gowns, protective covers, tubing and packaging, all go in the clinical waste to be incinerated. Multiply that by the millions of dental procedures worldwide eve

From toothpaste tubes to shampoo bottles, single-use razors to microbeads in scrubs, our bathrooms are filled with all sorts of plastics. The rooms itself is, in fact, made with plastic as this is the material most conventionally used to make shower trays, baths and toilet seats. So, going pla

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A good toothbrush helps reduce plaque build-up and avoid future problems like cavities and gum disease. While electric toothbrushes do have a slight edge when it comes to cleaning thoroughly, the best m

Not too long ago, if a brand slapped “eco-friendly” or “sustainable” on their product, many consumers took them for their word. Now, in an age where we are starting to fall into a more unified belief on how to preserve our planet, these types of products have to be read

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Fun fact: More than 1 billion toothbrushes are thrown away in the U.S. every year. And thanks to the fact that the