{
  "slug": "cleaning-tools",
  "name": "Cleaning tools",
  "question": "Which dish brushes, sponges and scrubbers contain no plastic at all?",
  "status": "draft",
  "updated": "2026-11-06",
  "editor": "cody-wauters",
  "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/cleaning-tools/",
  "summary": "",
  "whyPlastic": "The plastic hides in the working end. A wooden dish brush is often fitted with nylon bristles, and a \"natural\" sponge can be a cellulose block bound with synthetic glue or sewn with polyester thread. Scrub pads are usually nylon or polyester, and chainmail scrubbers tend to come with a silicone handle. Every wash sheds a little of whatever the brush or sponge is made of into your sink.",
  "whatToCheck": [
    "Bristles: coconut, sisal, tampico or plant fiber, or nylon dressed up as natural?",
    "How the head is held: stainless wire and a wooden plug, or glue and a plastic insert?",
    "Handle finish: bare or oiled wood, or a lacquer or paint that is itself a plastic?",
    "Sponges: what binds the cellulose, what stitches the loofah, and what dyes the pad?",
    "Scrub pads and chainmail: steel, copper or cotton, or a silicone or nylon grip?",
    "Packaging: paper and card, or a plastic sleeve?"
  ],
  "faq": [],
  "whyNone": "",
  "products": []
}