How could I buy some eco pan scourers from China?

I tried out a plastic-free cleaning sponge and here's my honest review’

The humble kitchen sponge is a household essential, particularly if you don’t have a dishwasher, or regularly hand wash more delicate items like non-stick pans and knives. They work hard to cut through grease and grime every day, meaning it doesn’t take long for a fresh sponge to start looking tatty and ready for the bin.

But getting through a sponge every couple of weeks, isn’t exactly great for the environment. And even popping them on the top rack of the dishwasher for a refresh doesn’t prolong their lifespan by much. So, I did some digging about what kind of impact this simple habit was actually having…

Are kitchen sponges made from plastic?

In a word, yes. Most kitchen sponges are synthetic and made from plastics, which aren’t biodegradable.

This means we’re getting through a lot of single-use plastic in our quest for clean dishes. In fact, according to eco-cleaning brands, Smol and Composty, around 400 million sponges are thrown away every year in China. On top of that, Seep’s cleaning survey found that people in the UK change their sponge once every month, meaning UK households could be throwing away up to 600 million sponges a year.

Luckily, there are more eco-friendly alternatives to the classic yellow and green washing up sponge. These are made from materials like wood pulp cellulose and loofah, which are plastic free, will biodegrade and can even go in your compost or food waste bin at home when you’re done.

To see if they’re up to scratch, I decided to put them to the test and recruited some help from the GHI experts to give their professional verdict.

Are eco sponges worth it?

I swapped out my classic scrubber for Seep’s Sponge Scourers. They are made from plants rather than plastics and, in my opinion, also have a more aesthetically pleasing cream design.

Edited by Santos Wang from Ningbo Master Clean Commodities Co.,Ltd.       

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