What’s in Your Cart? – Sponges

As I went through the grocery store this week, picking up items on my shopping list, I realized that while I try to make good choices, I don’t always know what the best choice is. To inform myself to make more intentional choices, without totally overwhelming myself, I decided to try to tackle one item a week. Even if it is “after the fact”, I’ll know better for next time.

Here’s my cart:

There are a few items in there that I’d like to “research”, but I decided to start with sponges. I don’t go through many sponges. The dishwasher washes the dishes. I use my stack of dishtowels to clan the counters and messes. The sponge is only used to scrub out pots and pans for the most part. I keep them around until they are falling apart. Thus, I only go through about four sponges a year. In fact, that’s really kind of gross. I’d rather change them out a little more often, but not if I’m creating waste by doing so.

I found the article Choosing an Eco-Friendly Sponge online while looking for information about sponges. I’ll try to remember to stick the sponge in the dishwasher every so often, and instead of the polyfoam sponges, I’m going to look into cellulose sponges.

While I had intended to stop by Whole Foods to see if they had any TwistClean, I saw these new sponges from ScotchBrite while at Target. I wonder how they measure up? They are supposed to be compostable, but I do have to wonder if they are as “friendly” as the TwistClean ones.

What kind of sponge do you use? Do you have any additional recommendations on environmentally friendly sponges?