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Cartoon: Synthetic sponges → Natural sponge or loofah Scrub once,shed plastic.

Instead of

Synthetic sponges Natural sponge or loofah

Why switch

Healthier

No plastic grit shedding onto your dishes as the sponge wears down.

Greener

Foam and “magic” sponges shed microplastic fibres as they abrade; loofah and cellulose compost.

The impact

You, per year 12 plastic sponges
All of the world 97.2 billion plastic sponges skipped / year

If everyone across the world switched, every year that’s:

  • 97.2 billion plastic sponges

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Reduce

A loofah or wooden brush lasts far longer than a monthly foam sponge.

Reuse

Rinse and dry between uses; boil or wash to refresh it.

Recycle

Plant-based sponges compost; synthetic ones are landfill.

Sources

  1. Su et al. (2024), Environmental Science & Technology — melamine cleaning sponges shed microplastic fibres (≈1 trillion/month globally)
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