However, if you’re relying on a reusable sponge to do the job, you’re in for a nasty surprise: sponges and rags are often the dirtiest offenders in your kitchen.

Interior design artists bring a lot more than a new coat of paint to their wallscaping. Applying multiple colors with sponges, rags, plastic drop cloths, feathers, combs and even paint brushes ...

They recommend heating the sponge or rag for three to five minutes, then let it sit for a few more to let the steam loosen up the grime. After that, you should be able to wipe it clean.

Yeah, that’s bad, because sponges can retain and breed bacteria. The NSF found that more than 75% of kitchen dish sponges and rags show the presence of harmful bacteria (the worst being E. coli ...

Why is this so bad? Well, dish sponges are pretty gross. They were the germiest item in homes swabbed by NSF International in a 2011 study, with 75 percent of the sampled sponges and rags in ...

Use washable cleaning rags, dish sponges and napkins. Throwing away paper products like napkins and paper towels is such a waste — filling up landfills and taking trees.

Y ellow toilet seats are the worst. Toilets are meant to be sat on, after all, and no one wants to come in direct contact with a yellow seat. But as hard as you might try to keep your seats ...

The best kitchen sponge alternatives should be made with durable materials that can help reduce waste, ... They don't smell funky like traditional sponges and cloth rags often do after so many uses.