Room guide
Cleaning
Sponges, sprays and washing-up — small items, used every day.
Ranked by Swap Priority: the swaps with the most direct, frequent contact and the strongest evidence come first.
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Plastic-free cleaning on a budget
Keep one good spray bottle, refill it with concentrate, and swap plastic sponges for natural scrubbers.
3 swaps, highest priority first
01
64/100Swap Priority 64 out of 100: High priority
Plastic sponges and scourers → natural scrubbers
Scouring plastic against dishes wears it into fragments. Natural scrubbers compost at the end.
High priority · about 250 g of plastic a year
02
55/100Swap Priority 55 out of 100: Worth doing
Washing-up liquid bottles → dish soap bar or refill
A dish soap bar and a wooden brush replace the bottle entirely.
Worth doing · about 400 g of plastic a year
03
52/100Swap Priority 52 out of 100: Worth doing
Single-use cleaning sprays → refillable bottle and concentrate
Keep one good bottle and refill it. Concentrates cut packaging and cost.
Worth doing · about 1.0 kg of plastic a year