It is estimated that toothbrushes account for around 50 million pounds of waste each year. Add to that figure the waste from disposable razors, plastic cups and cutlery and kitchen products that are past their best and you’ve got a huge mountain of plastic.

It’s because of this waste mountain that Massachusetts based company Recycline began creating products such as toothbrushes and razors made from recycled plastic back in 1997, and this week they have launched their latest product range – cutting boards, colanders and food containers made from recycled plastic and Paperstone – an eco-friendly material that combines natural resins and recycled paper.

As with the toothbrushes and razors, much of the recycled plastic used in the kitchen products was once a Stonyfield Farm yogurt pot. In a partnership with the organic dairy consumers can send their clean, used yogurt pots back to Stonyfield Farm, who then sends them on to Recycline – and the recycling doesn’t stop there.

As well as being made from recycled plastic, Recycline’s products are also recyclable, and if your neighborhood doesn’t have a recycling scheme, the company will provide free mail-in envelopes to return used products to be transformed once more into plastic lumber – which means the yogurt pot in your fridge today, could one day be the bench you sit on in your local park.

Recycline’s eco-friendly business model has also earned them a place in the final of the Forbes.com Boost Your Business competition. Out of over 1000 entries just five small businesses remain, and the winner of a public vote, which closes on December 1st, will receive a $10,000 prize to expand their business.

Recycline, who currently lie in second place, have pledged to spend the money on a national promotion campaign should they win, but face stiff competition from a homemade brownie bakery and a unicycle website amongst others.