Can you imagine a world without toothpaste, fridges, reading glasses and toilet paper? BBC Bitesize takes a look at these four everyday items and the surprising methods people used before they ...

Some hotels in Japan even offer guests sustainable "Toothpaste Paper" that uses 98% less plastic than conventional toothpaste ...

is on a mission to help people go green after developing a paper material here that can be used instead of toothpaste in a tube. The company started accepting orders in April for its plastic ...