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From BBC Learning English.
Hello, this is 6 Minute English, I'm Neil.
And I'm Sam.
Now, tell me about your teeth cleaning routine.
Huh, okay.
Well, it's pretty good.
I think I brush twice a day and change my brush every couple of months.
And what kind of brush do you use?
I think fancy, just a regular, cheap plastic one.
Oh dear.
Mmm, I mean.
Well, imagine all the toothbrushes you've used in your life.
From your first brush as a child to the one you currently have,
you do realize that probably they all still exist in the environment somewhere.
We used them for a couple of months, yet they were lost for hundreds of years.
Oh dear, and I thought I was actually quite environmentally aware.
But that's quite shocking.