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You're probably not doing it often enough.

A wet, dirty sponge sits in soapy water along with dirty dishes - Aditya Galang Mahafi/Shutterstock With every wipe, surfaces you mean to clean could end up dirtier than they were before you started.

DURHAM, N.C. (StudyFinds.org) – Germaphobes beware, it may be time to ditch the kitchen sponge for good. A new study by Duke University researchers found the average kitchen sponge is crawling with ...

Your kitchen sponge may seem harmless, but new research suggests it could be quietly releasing tiny plastic particles into ...

You may cringe each time you wring out your dirty, old kitchen sponge, thinking you should replace it. And often, you then forget. But you really should swap it out for a new one – and probably more ...

Kitchen sponges release microplastics during everyday dishwashing, with some types shedding far more than others, a new study ...

Kitchen sponges are considered a potential, yet largely understudied, source of microplastics in households. A study in ...

Kitchen sponges shed microplastics, but water use drives most environmental harm. Real-world and lab data show reducing water consumption has the greatest impact. Kitchen sponges may look harmless, ...

Have you ever wondered why there are different colored sponges in a multipack? Surprisingly, sponges are not created equal and each color has its specific purpose, according to the manufacturers' ...

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