Environmental Impact of Shaving and How to Make A Recyclable Blade Bank You might not think that shaving has a real impact on the environment. Let’s face it, replacement razor blade heads or disposable razors don’t take up too much room in your bin each week. On an individual level this may be true, a few disposable razors or replacement heads per week from each household doesn’t seem excessive. But when you think that this is most likely to be repeated in every household in the country then the numbers soon add up; as does the amount of waste produced. The double edged blade is a relatively straight forward product commonly constructed out of stainless steel whereas modern blades also contain composite plastic housings for the multiple blades to fit into. This means the resources going into the manufacture of modern blades is much higher than that of double edged blades. This makes the possibility of recycling modern razor blade cartridges very difficult due to the mixture of materials. Double edged razor blades are easier to recycle due to them being constructed solely of metal. So whilst double edged blades are easier to recycle, they do need to be safely packaged for recycling. One great idea is to make a "blade bank" out of a metal container (so that the whole package can be recycled in one go) where you store hundreds of used razor blades instead of throwing them in the trash every week. There's a good video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqAyesFyiUk showing how to easily make a blade bank at home yourself. If you are interested in switching to double edged razor shaving, I also run a dedicated wet shaving G+ Collection at http://bit.ly/traditionalwetshaving. You will not only help the environment, but also save money! See http://ift.tt/2jYnfvG
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