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"It&amp;#039;s no secret, household cleaning is definitely going green. Every day in our GHRI lab we get samples of new cleaners made with coconut and palm kernel-based ingredients, appliances and tools with components made from reground scraps and recycled soda bottles, and cleaning cloths made from bamboo, just to name a few. It&amp;#039;s enough to make your head spin! But the latest (and coolest) &amp;quot;green&amp;quot; material to enter the cleaning product category is agave. Yes, the same Mexican plant that provides the tequila for your favorite margarita cocktail, is now going to work at the kitchen sink. It seems that after the plants are processed to make the alcohol, the fibrous material that remains is usually just tossed away. But now, this agave scrap fiber is being turned into kitchen scrubbers.   Two products, Scotch-Brite&amp;#039;s Greener Clean Natural Fiber Scrub Sponges and Scour Pads (left) and Twist&amp;#039;s Dish Dumpling  (right) are   new dish scrubbers made with agave. They claim to be tough enough to remove dried-on, baked-on food from dishes and cookware, but gentle enough to use on delicate surfaces, like non-stick pans, without scratching. We&amp;#039;re just trying them out here ourselves, so how they compare to traditional scrubbers is yet to be determined. But, they certainly win the prize for an innovative and creative application of an otherwise unused material. And isn&amp;#039;t that a big part of what being green is all about? So check out these new tools, and the next time you sit down with a cool margarita in hand, just know you&amp;#039;re doing your part to keep America&amp;#039;s cookware clean. Cheers! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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