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Environment & Energy

Nitram

(28,072 posts)

9. Sponges are great for cleaning up grease and spilled food and drink. You can always follow that up

Reply to matt819 (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 10, 2018, 06:13 PM

Dec 2018

with a cloth and some disinfectant if you are worried about germs. Having lived for decades in other countries, I find that Americans are genuinely germ-phobic. Yes, we are surrounded by billions of germs, but if your immune system is not compromised, you can handle them without illness.