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Is there anything more satisfying than cleaning out your ears after a hot shower? However, those seemingly innocent cotton swabs are polluting oceans and beaches to the tune of millions each year. LastObject is the first company to roll out sustainable silicone “cotton” swabs called LastSwab, one for ear wax maintenance and one for beauty needs. It’s 2021, and single-use products …
Order Reprints Print Article Text size Most people don’t tend to give much thought to Q-tips. Sure, the ubiquitous tool is versatile, but the lifecycle of each cotton swab typically is a short one. Isabel Aagaard, 29, is trying to change that. A graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Architecture, Design, and Conservation, Aagaard found herself becoming increasingly frustrated by the sheer amount of single-use products woven into our daily routines—specifically, cotton swabs. “The inspiration came when we started researching the most harmful ocean polluta...