Article writen on insidebayarea.com Apr. 12, 2007 06:38 PM
Jolene Thym
Staff writer

Picky Eater: Absorb the difference with an EcoSponge

IF YOUR KITCHEN counter is like mine, it is in need of a wipe so many times a day that it would be depressing to count. Please dont make me. Since I happen to be appointed Sponge-Mom at my house, I smiled when help arrived in the form of an EcoSponge, an all natural wiper marketed by the Bay Area-based Pacific Dry Goods. A week later, I confess that I am in love.

Unlike nylon kitchen sponges, these sponges are made of viscose, which is derived from wood chips. The resulting fabric is so soft that I can use it to clean my favorite wine glass; so absorbent that it does not leave sponge tracks on my shiny granite counter tops. The sponge wrings out so well and dries so fast that it still smells fresh — after a week on the job. As soon as it even thinks about smelling bad, the instructions tell me to toss it in the dishwasher for a deep-clean. The company also makes EcoTowls that absorb 10 times their weight in liquids.