The sponges we use daily for washing dishes can become a breeding ground for bacteria if not replaced regularly. How do you care for a kitchen sponge to maintain cleanliness and hygiene?

If you're like most people, you use a kitchen sponge every day to clean your dishes. But is the sponge itself clean? The answer is probably no. "That thing is very dirty," Philip Tierno ...

Studies tell the ugly truth about how often you're supposed to be cleaning and replacing your kitchen sponges.

Sponges used for washing dishes can rapidly become a breeding ground for billions of bacteria. Despite this, very few people ...

I've lucked out with every place I've lived in before now, able to just mindlessly chuck my dishes in the dishwasher after meals and only occasionally break out the sponge for handwashing.

It might raise eyebrows, but those classic yellow sponges that you use scrub your dishes could be the key to a flourishing garden. According to an expert, natural non-synthetic washing up sponges ...

Gardeners are being urged to put washing up sponges in their garden this year - for a very useful reason. It might sound mad, but the old yellow sponges you use to clean dishes and plates can ...