Will Besant of Primitive Vision Studios Ltd has teamed up with restaurants in St Ives to collect their raw food waste, which is then used to create natural fabric dyes to be applied to organic cotton ...

As a keen baker and Solved editor, I spend a lot of time scrubbing my kitchen, usually resulting in heaps of stinky sponges ...

Microfiber cloths that actually pick up dust instead of just redistributing it. Sponges with different textures for different surfaces, because apparently one-sponge-fits-all was never the optimal ...

Cleaning sponges and cloths can be difficult but it turns out that there is a simple way to sterilise them using a microwave - and all you need is a little bit of water ...

This article was originally published on GH US. The Scrub Daddy sponge has become a cleaning phenomenon since its appeared on Shark Tank – the US equivalent of Dragon's Den – in 2012. Its immense ...

Seeking to tackle these issues, Hartnett launched Seep, which has since built up its product range to include plastic-free sponges, scourers, rubber gloves and wash cloths. There’s been a real buzz ...

“Keep it cool.” That was the mandate designer Julia Miller received from her clients, a California-based couple who fell in love with a quirky 1980s house in Sun Valley, Idaho, that they ...

Nestled in the picturesque Tai Long Wan Tsuen, a village on South Lantau Island where no public transport is available and a permit is required if one is to drive there, the piggery-turned-dyeing ...

Dishwashing cloths face a similar fate as sponges, says Dr McLean, due to both being absorbent and often staying damp between uses. Brushes, however, are proven to harbour fewer germs.

And if the same sponge or cloth is used throughout the kitchen, it can spread these germs between surfaces. “Bacteria will grow on anything warm and moist,” says Kristin DiNicolantonio, ...

Yes or no to fabric softeners? And, perhaps the most pressing, in terms of actual germs: Is it better to clean dishes and kitchen surfaces with a sponge or a dishcloth?

Yes or no to fabric softeners? And, perhaps the most pressing, in terms of actual germs: Is it better to clean dishes and kitchen surfaces with a sponge or a dishcloth?