Impact | Composty Cares

600,000+ plastic items saved 600,000+ plastic items saved
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190+ tonnes potential CO₂e avoided by 2029 190+ tonnes CO₂e avoided by 2029
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55,000+ Trees Planted

Why we care

We’re a family brand building big habits to protect our family's future - and yours!

Plastic sponges aren't just bad for the planet, they shred into microplastics that don’t just litter oceans—they end up in our homes and, increasingly, our bodies.

Early research links microplastic exposure to inflammation and other health risks.

That’s not the future we want for our kids—or anyone else.

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Composty Cares is our promise

- The Better Sponge: plastic-free & high performance

- Third-party LCAs: to track our product's impact & keep us honest

- 1% of revenue: to planet-positive projects,

-55,000+ trees planted so far: Maximum impact, maximum trust.

- International & UK Charities supported

About The Better Sponge

190+ tonnes potential CO₂e avoided

Based on our Loofah Scourer sponge alone, over the next 5 years.

Pop-Up CO₂e: 71 g per sponge

Independent LCA shows ~0.85 kg CO₂e per 12-pack → ~71 g each.

600+ Sponges Donated

to our partners The Hygiene Bank, who distribute to people in need.

55,000+ Trees Planted

Real restoration, funded by your sustainable swaps.

Third-Party LCAs

We organise independent footprinting to track impact and keep us honest.

Compressed by ~90%

Flat-packed Pop-Ups ship tiny—less air, fewer trucks, lower transport emissions.

1 Loofah Scourer = 3 Supermarket Sponges

Third-party validation: one loofah scourer matches one plastic supermarket sponge for the same jobs & duration.

1% of Revenue

Baked-in giving to planet-positive projects—every order contributes.

Home-Compostable Materials at End-of-Life

Sponge and packaging return to soil, not landfill or harmful incineration.

1% FOR THE PLANET

1% of every sale is given back to audited charities and non-profits.

Every order helps fund environmental work via our 1% revenue commitment.

We also support social initiatives chosen with our community.

Learn more on our Charity Partners page.

Charity Partners

FAQ

Our Swedish Dishcloths are produced in Germany and for our other products we partner with a family-owned, audited factory in China with fair working conditions and long-tenured, wonderful staff. Wherever possible, we source FSC-certified materials to keep our supply chain traceable and responsible.

We use independent LCAs (life cycle assessments) for product footprints, and our giving is verified annually through 1% for the Planet, who review revenue and approved charities. Membership is paid and audited—so the full 1% is accounted for.

Not yet—formal certification is cost-prohibitive right now, though it’s on our roadmap. All materials used in our products are widely accepted as home-compostable and we test the finished products ourselves.

Independent validation confirms 1 Composty Loofah Scourer Sponge = 3 supermarket plastic sponge for the same jobs and duration—high performance without the plastic.