This scenario keeps happening to me, and I think I'm probably not alone: kitchen is clean, it's dinnertime, chaos occurs and POOF! like magic the kitchen is a disaster again. It even happened last night when I was too tired after walking all day and we ordered in. What the?! How is it possible that ordering in food can create such a disaster on the kitchen counters? These questions are better left unanswered, or until I get lucky and my Fairy Cleaning Godmother comes along....
Since I've been cleaning the kitchen A LOT lately, my sponges have really been taking a beating. The other day I threw one of them away and had a lightbulb moment: "wait a minute....this sponge gives me another chance to replace an everyday household item with a "greener" option, because over a lifetime these sponges really pile up!" Faster than you can turn the faucet on, I rediscovered the biodegradable sponges that I picked up at the health food store a while back, and couldn't have been happier. Rather than being made with synthetics, plastics and who-knows-what that takes who-knows-how-long to decompose (or not), these sponges are made from cellulose, a cotton/wool fiber mixed with some sodium sulphate. Not bad, not bad at all! These sponges match, and even maybe exceed the ability of my old 'traditional' sponges, plus I get the added satisfaction of leaving the environment (kitchen and the world) that much cleaner!
*Available from the European brand Memo which can be found in most EU health food shops
*Discover a whole biodegradable cleaning line from the new and uber-stylish US brand: Twist
I'm already coveting all of their products and planning a major purchase!
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