Comments on: My Greenie Pot Scrubber http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/ Come Learn and Share Information about Recycling, Crocheting & Green Crafting Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sierra Pelona Crochet http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-26088 Sierra Pelona Crochet Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:56:34 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-26088 What an ingenious idea! I love it! Erica, Sierra Pelona Crochet .-= Sierra Pelona Crochet´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9451540" rel="nofollow">Heart of the Sunset Strand</a> =-. What an ingenious idea! I love it!

Erica,
Sierra Pelona Crochet
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]]> By: Cindy http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-24803 Cindy Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:53:57 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-24803 <em>Monica, Thanks for stopping by and leaving some advice about cotton washcloths. I too wash with a dab of bleach and it helps with staying fresh. As for the plastic, I am careful and use hot water rinse and then cold rinse. The cold rinse is key as it doesn't leave your pot scrubber or dishcloth warm for germs and odors to grow.</em> Monica,
Thanks for stopping by and leaving some advice about cotton washcloths. I too wash with a dab of bleach and it helps with staying fresh. As for the plastic, I am careful and use hot water rinse and then cold rinse. The cold rinse is key as it doesn’t leave your pot scrubber or dishcloth warm for germs and odors to grow.

]]> By: Monica Salyer http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-24799 Monica Salyer Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:03:08 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-24799 Per Meredith's post about dish cloths smelling in just a couple of days - I currently use cotton washcloths, and this is my little routine: After each use I rinse the cloth in water with a small amount of bleach, then place it over the faucet to air dry. When it's no longer "fresh", I wash it in the washing machine then hang it outside to dry. The UV in sunlight is great for killing the germs which are responsible for the smell. I'm not sure how well this cleaning routine will work for plastic scrubbers, since the same UV that sterilizes washcloths also photodegrades plastic, plus bleach will also cause many plastics to begin degrading. Per Meredith’s post about dish cloths smelling in just a couple of days –

I currently use cotton washcloths, and this is my little routine: After each use I rinse the cloth in water with a small amount of bleach, then place it over the faucet to air dry. When it’s no longer “fresh”, I wash
it in the washing machine then hang it outside to dry. The UV in sunlight is great for killing the germs which are responsible for the smell.

I’m not sure how well this cleaning routine will work for plastic
scrubbers, since the same UV that sterilizes washcloths also photodegrades plastic, plus bleach will also cause many plastics to begin degrading.

]]> By: fabric shopping bags http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-24019 fabric shopping bags Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:20:47 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-24019 Thanks for the pattern and for the instructions. I will share this with my crafty friends. So far, they are just busy making fabric shopping bags. It’s so nice to be crafty and incorporate green ideas into our craft projects. Thanks for the pattern and for the instructions. I will share this with my crafty friends. So far, they are just busy making fabric shopping bags. It’s so nice to be crafty and incorporate green ideas into our craft projects.

]]> By: Nikki http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-23626 Nikki Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:08:45 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-23626 Thank you!! I will be trying this TODAY!! LOL Thank you!! I will be trying this TODAY!! LOL

]]> By: Naomi http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-23592 Naomi Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:15:44 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-23592 This is an awesome idea! I cannot wait to try it with the orange bag I have! Thanks for the inspiration! This is an awesome idea! I cannot wait to try it with the orange bag I have! Thanks for the inspiration!

]]> By: Sue http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-23289 Sue Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:12:34 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-23289 Clever. clever, clever! I always hate throwing away that netting but making scrubbies out of them seemed so awkward. Now I can use them! Thanks. <abbr><em>Sue’s last blog post..<a href="http://improvidentandcheerful.blogspot.com/2009/05/buttercups.html" rel="nofollow">Buttercups</a></abbr></em> Clever. clever, clever! I always hate throwing away that netting but making scrubbies out of them seemed so awkward. Now I can use them! Thanks.

Sue’s last blog post..Buttercups

]]> By: Carla http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-22845 Carla Mon, 25 May 2009 09:50:39 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-22845 Very clever idea -- thanks for the useful tip for reusing something so commonly thrown away! Very clever idea — thanks for the useful tip for reusing something so commonly thrown away!

]]> By: Theresa http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-21320 Theresa Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:17:04 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-21320 Do you have a pattern that you can make pot scrubbers out of the netted bags that oranges and grapefruit come in? <em>@Theresa, I have used those bags to make this scrubber too. Just cut the nets in strips and crochet with them along with your yarn. You hold the netting strips and the yarn together and follow this pattern. Cindy</em> Do you have a pattern that you can make pot scrubbers out of the netted bags that oranges and grapefruit come in?

@Theresa,
I have used those bags to make this scrubber too. Just cut the nets in strips and crochet with them along with your yarn. You hold the netting strips and the yarn together and follow this pattern.
Cindy

]]> By: josh http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/comment-page-1/#comment-16799 josh Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:02:56 +0000 http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2008/06/12/my-greenie-pot-scrubber/#comment-16799 this is the best website i've seen in awhile. i have a huge stash of plastic bags that i feel guilty throwing away. i'm so glad to know there is a way to combine my love of crochet and recycling into something beneficial. thanks for all the great ideas! this is the best website i’ve seen in awhile. i have a huge stash of plastic bags that i feel guilty throwing away. i’m so glad to know there is a way to combine my love of crochet and recycling into something beneficial. thanks for all the great ideas!

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