In New Hampshire, Sustain Shave Club is making online, subscription-based sales more sustainable with disposable razors with up to 35% wheat straw content.
For $10, the company will send 10 razors, plant a tree, and buy carbon neutral offsets for shipping. About 2 billion disposable razors end up in landfills or in the environment annually, according to the company.
“By supporting the Sustain Shave Club, you are directly supporting investment and business development in the design and creation of fully biodegradable razors within ten years. Our goals include the reduction of plastic by 10% annually until the razor handle is made up of 100% compostable materials, besides the blade itself,” the company says, adding that the shaving blade section of the razor will always need to be recycled. “Reducing the razor handle to 100% compostable could in theory reduce the plastic waste created from disposable razors by 92%. Sustain Shave Club hopes to reduce carbon shipping impacts by 1,000 kg of CO