{"id":108,"date":"2017-07-26T03:21:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T07:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=108"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:21:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:21:07","slug":"how-to-clean-your-sponge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/how-to-clean-your-sponge\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean Your Sponge: The Yuckiest Thing in Your House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the dirtiest, yuckiest thing in your house is something you use all the time, near your food and dishes? Yes, it\u2019s your kitchen sponge.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll spare you the germy details. (You\u2019re welcome!)<\/p>\n<p>So how do you keep that sponge clean?<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Soak the sponge for 5 minutes in a solution of one quart water to three tablespoons of chlorine bleach.<br \/>\n\u25cf Let the sponge air-dry.<br \/>\n\u25cf Be sure to wash your hands when you\u2019re done.<br \/>\n\u25cf Replace your sponge every 2-3 weeks, depending on how frequently and roughly you use it.<br \/>\n\u25cf Use paper towels to mop up food spills rather than a sponge.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re really feeling diligent, clean your sponge in a bleach\/water solution as often as daily to keep it clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the dirtiest, yuckiest thing in your house is something you use all the time, near your food and dishes? Yes, it\u2019s your kitchen sponge. We\u2019ll spare you the germy details. (You\u2019re welcome!) So how do you keep that sponge clean? \u25cf Soak the sponge for 5 minutes in a solution of one quart water to three tablespoons of chlorine bleach. \u25cf Let the sponge air-dry. \u25cf Be sure to wash your hands when you\u2019re done. \u25cf Replace your sponge every 2-3 weeks, depending on how frequently and roughly you use it. \u25cf Use paper towels to mop up food spills rather than a sponge. If you\u2019re really feeling diligent, clean your sponge in a bleach\/water solution as often as daily to keep it clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,92,97,368],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","tag-cleaning","tag-sponge","tag-disinfect","tag-kitchen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":570,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions\/570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}