Details that make all the difference
A choice that matters
We’re committed to being a more sustainable company. That’s why we’re aiming for all our products and packaging to be carbon neutral. Reducing our interdental brushes’ carbon footprint by 80% is the first step in reaching this goal.
Our More Sustainable Interdental Brushes
For the handles of our interdental and toothbrushes, we have rapidly reduced our carbon footprint by using the existing plastic manufacturing infrastructure but with more sustainable raw materials. Plant-based oil is mixed with oils from other sources – through a process called the Mass Balance Method, which is independently audited by the ISCC
The TePe Mass Balance Story
For our new Sustainable IDBs, we have rapidly reduced our carbon output by using the existing plastic manufacturing infrastructure but with more sustainable raw materials. Pine oil is a by-product of the paper industry which is mixed with oils from other sources - a process called the Mass Balance Method. The process is independently audited by the ISCC and has helped us reduce our carbon footprint by 80%.
Through the Mass Balance Method, we are reducing our CO2 footprint quickly and cost-effectively. We are producing high quality IDBs in a more sustainable way while keeping prices affordable, so consumers can make better environmental decisions. (We are also helping to generate demand for renewable materials which will help drive systemic change in the manufacturing of plastic.
Our Interdental Brushes
Number 1 selling interdental brush in the UK
Made in Sweden in collaboration with dental experts, TePe’s Original Interdental Brush is the number 1 selling interdental brush in the UK and is recommended by 94% of dental hygienists*.
* Source: A survey of 201 dental hygienists in the UK, Ipsos, (2019). 94% dental hygienist recommendation rate based on a survey of dental hygienists in the UK completed by Ipsos on interdental cleaning products in the UK.
Becoming more sustainable
Carbon Neutrality and Life Cycle Analysis
Aiming for carbon neutral products and packaging
Our sustainability goals are anchored in our Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which calculates the environmental impact of the company’s product and packaging materials. In addition to TePe’s emphasis on resource management – using 100% green energy and taking measures to reduce waste – the LCA has identified materials, transportation, and product end of life as areas of improvement, and this is where we will be focussing in the coming year.
Our Products & Packaging
Healthier mouths and a healthier planet
We are committed to making our products and packaging carbon neutral. We are using a range of initiatives, from the use of cardboard packaging, renewable energy, transportation solutions and mass balance to offset our virgin materials. Our new IDB soft bags packs will use 80% plant-based materials, and we are constantly exploring the use of more sustainable materials including plant-based, as long as the use of such materials does not compromise the design and performance of our products.
Discover our GOOD range
GOOD for you. GOOD for the environment
Thanks to the use of the renewable raw materials, sugar cane and castor oil, we now manage to recirculate up to 95% of the carbon dioxide emissions during the life cycle of our GOOD Toothbrush.
Renewable Energy at TePe
We've invested in our own solar power plant
We are committed to building an ever more sustainable business, we use renewable energy throughout production and have invested in our own solar power plant. We put special emphasis on increasing our energy efficiency to minimise our carbon footprint.