It can be a little heartbreaking to know that all the elbow grease poured over the years into scrubbing pots and pans crusted with food scraps probably shed microplastics into the waterways. Microplastics just come with the territory of a plastic scrub brush, a go-to cleaning tool in many a serious kitchen. But the good thing is that it’s never too late to make a change. And this bamboo scrub brush is a great way to make a change for the good. Its agave fiber bristles and bamboo handle are compostable, so this scrub brush will return to the earth, rather than lurk around for eternity like a plastic product.

• Plastics-free tool to tidy up and sanitize in the kitchen and around the house

• Scrubs tough food crusts off dinner plates, salad bowls, and other dishes

• Washes surface contaminants from fruit, veggies, and other foods

• Renewable bamboo handle is lightly coated with a non-toxic wood protectant to reduce cracking and splitting

• Handle made from renewable Moso bamboo, a timber bamboo with centuries’ old tradition as furniture and cookware material

• Bristles are made from agave and palmyra, harvested, sun-dried, and processed in Mexico

• Hang to dry; avoid soaking in standing water

• Measurements are 10” L x 2” W

• Compostable after a typical lifespan of 1–3 months

• A sustainable alternative to plastic dishwashing and vegetable brushes, 3–4 of which a typical households uses each year

• Saves waterways from plastic scrub brush micro plastics, tiny particulates not visible to the naked eye