Did you know your kitchen sponge could be home to more bacteria that your toilet?
Sponges often go unnoticed and sit damp in our sinks. What you don't think about is that they are constantly exposed to new sources of microbes from your food scraps, dirty dishes and chopping boards.
A group of German Scientist collected sponges from peoples homes and studied their microbe populations. They found the sponges to be home to billions of bacteria, up to 54 billion per square centimeter which is really scary. Even after being cleaned in sanitising solution there were some bacteria which thrived. It is recommended to dispose of them weekly to reduce exposure to bacteria for vulnerable people such as children and elderly, which is expensive and costly for the environment.
As well as being dirty, synthetic sponges end up in landfill as they can't be recycled or composted and many are believed to leach harmful micro plastics and chemicals into the soil as they slowly break down.
Here are a few tips to keep your kitchen clean without a big cost to you or the environment:





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