#26: Look for Things That Are Biodegradable
You want your dishes to be clean. Even if they are going into the dishwasher, you have to scrub off all of the food chunks. While I know some people that use dishrags, I find they don’t have the scrubbing power I need and that I get from a sponge.
Unfortunately, sponges can only be used for so long before they must be tossed into a landfill. Thankfully, new options are coming out, like hemp sponges and Swedish dishcloths that allow one to scrub their dishes without having to throw away sponges all the time. Plus, they are way cuter than a normal sponge.