Genius!

If you want to keep your sponges longer than usual, it's actually pretty simple. I mean, we throw them out in our house all of the time, not because they're old but, because we don't want to keep those bacteria-infested-smelly cloths and sponges sitting in the sink for weeks on weeks.

UNLESS YOU DO THIS!

If your kitchen sponge is looking like a haven for bacteria, try these two simple methods to sanitize it -- and it takes just a couple of minutes.

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