[Noisebridge-discuss] FW: For Milo: Safe Kitchen Sponges

[Mitch Altman]

Anyone know if Miloh is on this Discuss list?  Here's something for Miloh from Gina, our very thorough green cleaning person.  Please pass this along to Miloh, of someone sees him bopping around the space.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Mitch.

 

 


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> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:30:28 -0800


> From: cleansavings at greenisp.com


> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com


> Subject: For Milo: Safe Kitchen Sponges


> 


> Hi Mitch,


> 


> Can you pls. forward this to Milo? (Spelling? ) Thanks. 


> 


> Milo,


> 


> Thanks for offering to pick up sponges. I forgot to mention, in 


> addition to getting natural cellulose sponges, to pls. avoid sponges 


> that state "antibacterial", "stays fresh" or "resists odors" on the 


> package. It's a tipoff that the product was treated with a chemical, 


> usually triclosan. Triclosan is the same pesticide that was in the 


> antibacterial hand cleaner that was previously used at Noisebridge. Info 


> follows below.


> 


> If you already bought the sponges, that's fine, we'll use them this time 


> around.


> 


> Also, thanks a ton for setting up a sanitary sponge system that everyone 


> can understand at the kitchen sink! 


> 


> Gina :-)


> 


> 


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> 


> *DO ANTIBACTERIALS CREATE RESISTANT BACTERIA?*


> 


> "... Resistance results from long-term use at low-level


> concentrations, a condition that occurs when consumers use


> residue-producing agents such as *triclosan * and


> triclocarban...


> http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/Q&A/Q&A_antibacterials.html#8


> 


> Triclosan is no longer used at Noisebridge,* but is


> *still used in many consumer products* like antibacterial hand 


> sanitizers, dish soap and much more.


> 


> *ARE ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS SAFE?*


> 


> "*Triclosan has been found in the majority of surface waters tested


> for pollutants from common household


> chemical products. There is some evidence that triclosan adversely 


> affects freshwater algae. Other studies indicate that it can be 


> converted by sunlightinto into a member of the dioxin family.


> http://greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/label.cfm?LabelID=241&searchType=


> ProductArea&searchValue=Other%20Cleaners&refpage=productArea&refqstr=


> ProductCategoryID%3D328%26ProductAreaID%3D361


 
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