Comments on: Which kitchen sponges can I compost?

By: Jelle

Jelle — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:05:44 +0000

Hi, in the Netherlands we sell these biodegradable kitchen sponges: please visit luffa.nl!
I bought a few, exactly for the same reason, namely, as an alternative for the classic polyethylene sponge

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:51:33 +0000

I toss my dish clothes in the washing machine after a days use. I bought them 10 years ago and most of them are still in decent shape.
I would like to grow luffa but I don't think it'll grow well in the cool European weather.

By: rikker

rikker — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:59:55 +0000

i have been using burlap, and i like it. it's cheap, biodegrable, and abrasive enough to clean relatively well. would prefer hemp, as it's resistant to rot and mold, but hard to find hemp cloth, and it is expensive

By: perigrine

perigrine — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 04:53:15 +0000

that's an awful lot of waste you're generating by composting them every week or two. Unless you only mean the luffas. Rags and cotton dishcloths don't need that much work and last years if you wash them every week.

By: Jacqueline Russell

Jacqueline Russell — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 04:53:15 +0000

Hello Morag.

In our house, we use reusable dish cloths – use them, wash them and hang them in the sun to dry. We also use reusable wipes – we keep cloths in a solution of water, white vinegar and natural oils. Again, use them, wash them and hang in the sun to dry, then back into the solution. Great for long car trips instead of wet ones or baby wipes.

By: Mr Home Maker

Mr Home Maker — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 03:59:55 +0000

The first time I ever saw one was on Down To Earth blog ….I knew about sea sponges but not loofahs. I must have been living with my head in the sand for 3 decades – oh wait, I was!

By: Meg Hopeful

Meg Hopeful — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:53:15 +0000

I knit my own dishcloths from organic cotton or bamboo usually. I get out a new one at the start of each day and the other one goes in the wash with a splash of vinegar. Meg:)

By: Fiona Chain

Fiona Chain — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:50:21 +0000

Good morning Morag,
I have been replacing common plastic or non compostable household items with, better for the earth substitutes, for the last year or so. I have been doing it slowly, as I use the last of something that is toxic I have been replacing it with a better solution. So, for wash up sponges and scourers I now use Full Circle cloths and Agave mesh as a scourer. The cloths get a soak in vinegar and bicarb before being washed on a long, hot cycle in the washing machine and line dried in the sun. As for the agave mesh,I just rinse in boiling water and let dry in the sun before reusing it. It is tough stuff and has lasted a long time. Have a lovely day.
Fi