Not EuroSceptic, But EuroScrubby

How do you clean your pans when food gets burned on? My Mum was fond of Brillo Pads. But being very thrifty, she kept on using them long after the soap in them had all washed out, and they often sat rusting on the kitchen window sill. I try to use wire wool only in the most severe cases- but for a number of years have used green nylon scourers[with or without a yellow sponge on one side]
But these seem to shred and disintegrate. I suspect they harbour more bacteria than I want to think about. People assure me that a daily 30 second blast in the microwave will kill 99% of the germs. But [a] I am not organised enough to do that, and [b] if that 1% which is not killed off doubles every hour, then the sponge will still be teeming with microbes by lunchtime...

Furthermore, these sponges are non biodegradable, and add to the the waste which is cluttering landfill sites, and polluting our oceans.
Then I heard about the Kilo EuroScrubby, which seemed a possible solution.

These pads are about 16cm x 12cm, and made of a dense loopy cotton fabric. The fabric has been treated to make the surface stiff, hard and rough. It is 100% cotton, it's biodegradable and has no plastic in it. So I bought one.
It cost me £2.99 from the Salamander Cookshop in Wimborne. Whoa! I hear you shout, I pay £1 for a pack of TEN in Poundland/Lidl/Wherever... You paid THREE TIMES that for just ONE?
Yes reader, I did!
On their helpful website, the company explains that these pads should last from 6 months - 2 years. I purchased mine last Easter and it is as good as new. 
It gets dropped in the dishwasher cutlery basket and comes out fresh as a daisy [and it is easy to remember to do that task]

Unfortunately I cannot find them as cheaply online at the moment most seem to cost around £3.70 now. But over a year, that is still less than 1p a day - and as I say, mine is still proving very efficient at dealing with dried on porridge and those sticky brown bits round the edge of the rice pudding dish. 
The scrubby is also good for cleaning up jacket potatoes and other veg. It does not scratch stainless steel, glass shower doors, or ceramic tiles. I am not sure I'd want to follow the suggestion of using it as a body exfoliator though! [especially not at the kitchen sink]
There's an informative US/Canadian website, and another which appears to be British based. The UK one has an American voiceover, with a guy telling me to use "just hot water and presto!" I have yet to find out who first made these things. 
This review is not sponsored in any way - and I have waited a full year to post it, just so that I could be sure of the efficacy of the product. I have even suggested to Lakeland that they might consider stocking them. There is a huge range of colours and prints to choose from, so I'm sure at least one of them will match your kitchen.
Efficient, economical and eco friendly - what's not to like?