A New Twist On Cleaning The Kitchen

Cleaning the countertops in the kitchen either means using tons of paper towels or a sponge that gets really, really gross. Well, here's a new TWIST in cleaning those countertops that I discovered while on a recent trip to Whole Foods.

TWIST is a company dedicated to clean kitchen counters and leaving the world cleaner as well. As stated on their website:

We believe in a clean world.  And that means more than sparkling countertops.  It means paying attention to what goes into our products (and what happens to them when they’re tossed away).   

Making a sponge is a very challenging process, and one that only a handful of producers undertake.  Cellulose sheets (100% tree fiber) are mixed with cotton and heated into a liquid that is poured into large molds. Adjusting the salt particles added to the mix creates those familiar holes.  The mix is then dried as a giant block, sliced into various shapes, rinsed sparkling clean, combined with an antibacterial agent, and finally packaged.  This process can lead to a lot of waste. Billions of sponges are produced every year.  An industry that big has an impact on the world around it.

At TWIST, we take special care to make sure 99.97% of all our waste is reused in production.  And, our cellulose is sourced from renewable tree farms. We are committed to continually improving our production process to minimize our effect on the environment.

After the TWIST sponges get dirty, just pop them in the dishwaher and their perfectly new again! Not only are the sponges and cloths themselves very clean minded in their design, but the packaging each one comes in is very "Mod" designed, as well. A nice "twist" on typical throw-away product packaging--each TWIST sponge carton has a diagram printed on the inside of it so that it can be cut apart and folded into a Modern bird feeder. Clean and crafty!

Check out the TWIST website by following the link and enjoy some good, clean fun!

Photo copyright TWIST

Comments

[Cleaning Company London]

Thanks for the helpful tips. This will definitely make my job a lot easier.