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April 09, 2008

Oakland Tribune raves about the EcoSponge!

More coverage from the national campaign Foggia PR has mounted on behalf of client Pacific Dry Goods in the Bay Area! This article appeared in the CONTRA COSTA TIMES, OAKLAND TRIBUNE and other newspapers throughout the Bay Area…

“IF YOUR KITCHEN counter is like mine, it is in need of a wipe so many times a day that it would be depressing to count. Please do not make me. Since I happen to be the appointed Sponge-mom at my house, I smiled when help arrived in the form of an EcoSponge, an all natural wiper marketed by the Bay Area-based Pacific Dry Goods. A week later, I confess that I am in love.

Unlike nylon kitchen sponges, these sponges are made of viscose, which is derived from wood chips. The resulting fabric is so soft that I can use it to clean my favorite wine glass; so absorbent that it does not leave sponge tracks on my shiny granite counter tops. The sponge wrings out so well and dries so fast that it still smells fresh — after a week on the job. As soon as it even thinks about smelling bad, the instructions tell me to toss it in the dishwasher for a deep-clean. The company also makes EcoTowls that absorb 10 times their weight in liquids…”

Oakland Tribune