You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous ...

Brightly coloured, synthetic bath buffs and kitchen scrubbers are a familiar sight, but growing your own natural sponges will provide you with a supply of more planet-friendly alternatives. The origin ...

She has explained that it acts as an exfoliator and can strip the skin of its natural oils ... “If you must bathe three times, don’t use a sponge more than once,” she advised.

"The idea is to mimic the natural water cycle that would occur if there was no city there at all." The sponge approach pushes "boundaries in terms of the environmental aspects of cleaning water ...