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[alishamora]

We grow our own sponges from luffa plants and when towels get old I cut them up and sew a fabric on and it makes cute scrubs and "paper" towels we use low water and air dry.

[justjess]

This is great but what ever happened to dish rags. They are also a zero waste option.

[canary]

I am “low waste” but find a lot of refillable waste free cleaning products just don’t work very well. Especially with clothing, if I can’t get the stain out I feel like I’m making more waste by ruining garments.

[Rslurmoment]

You guys don’t sound like you wash a lot of dishes lol

[technocidal]

Ohh that dishwasher powder is expensive. I pay about 15$ for 6 pounds of a completely organic, traceable and low waste one here in Germany. It might be cheaper to just ship some over 😅

[lalisasmr]

We are only 2 people and the amount of dishes I wash would make all those items last maybe 3 to 6 months. My significant other eats the amount 3 to 4 people would, it's never ending dishes.

[FarhatKCh]

Another alternative to sponges is using nets. I don’t know how to explain it but in Afghanistan I used plastic type net things and you can use them for many generations.

[zakirahtheniqabi]

This is actually really expensive to me. I have 5 people in my house. I use coupons and get most of my dish soap free.

[SmileeBandit]

They make dish towels. Also you can use a natural loofah for scrubbing stuck on food.

[letsgetmental]

While I would love to use dish brushes like that unfortunately my grandmother and I (the main dishwashers) suffer from chronic hand/wrist pain and holding them constantly hurts.

[justan]

why does this content make y'all defensive? She's just explaining how she does her dishes while being mindful of her waste. good for her!

[Rslurmoment]

They pay for THREE soap bars in an entire year for dishes. THREE. Then only 2-3 lb of the dish washing soap a year. That’s 2-3 of those jars a YEAR. Am I understanding this right, that they don’t wash dishes very often?

[ngoctrano]

I really tried to give the dish soap bar a fair chance, but it just doesn’t clean well, so I have to use a lot to clean. I went through the whole bar in less than a month. I’m using Dropps and Puracy for now til I can find something better

[Sewmuchtodo]

I really wish I could use dish soap bars but it just doesn’t work for me because of the hard water that we have. I’m always left with a hazy residue no matter the brand of soap bar.

[emilyblenn]

People sleep on dishwasher power. The pods don't allow you to use the prewash feature and are SO much more expensive! The powder also comes in a cardboard box in most non-bulk stores.

[Missakiah]

It’s just never as effective for me though. I wanna make sure that my dishes are CLEAN and those look like breeding grounds for a bunch of bacteria. Especially since you don’t replace them often.

[Rowm]

I buy off brand "Skoy" sponge cloths. I paid $9 or $10 for a couple pack of them and they literally last me years I can wash them in the washing machine, wash them in the sink, wash w/ hot boiling water, etc. So many ways to sanitize these reusable cloths. I

[Heycat]

Watching you has helped me realize how sustainable my family actually is. We use dish cloths to wash our dishes instead of sponges.

[emmalarson]

I buy liquid dish soap from the local zero waste place and it works better for me than the bars. Just fill up a jar with it to get better clean, and supplement with bars for lighter messes.

[eligoldman]

Dish washers are incredible water efficient and washing dishes by hand can cause you to waste a lot of water. If you live in a drought state don’t do this.