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A cleaning wipe and cleaning product are provided. The cleaning wipe includes a foam layer such as phenolic or melamine based foam that is configured for contacting and cleaning a surface. A reinforcing web is attached to the foam.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A thin, flexible cleaning wipe for use in cleaning a surface, comprising: a melamine based foam configured for contacting and cleaning a surface to be cleaned, the melamine based foam being free from plastic deformation, wherein said melamine based foam has a thickness

The invention claimed is: 1. A thin, flexible cleaning wipe for use in cleaning a surface, comprising: a melamine based foam configured for contacting and cleaning a surface to be cleaned, the melamine based foam being free from plastic deformation, wherein said melamine based foam has a thickness of from about 2 millimeters to about 20 millimeters and a density of from about 4 kg/m3 to about 15 kg/m3, and a web attached to the melamine based foam, wherein the web is a wet-resilient tissue having a three dimensional surface defining peaks and valleys, the melamine based foam is attached to the three-dimensional surface of the wet-resilient tissue, wherein the cleaning wipe has a bending stiffness according to the Zwick Flexibility test of about 0.1 Nm or less and a dry tensile strength of at least about 600 grams per inch, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the foam layer to the thickness of the fibrous web is greater than 2. 2. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web is a nonwoven web. 3. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the melamine based foam is laminated to the web. 4. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the Wire Mesh Tactile Sensitivity value is about 1000 or less. 5. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the Wire Mesh Tactile Sensitivity value is about 600 or less. 6. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the Wire Mesh Tactile Sensitivity value is about 400 or less. 7. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bending stiffness is about 0.05 Nm or less. 8. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bending stiffness is about 0.05 Nm or less and the Wire Mesh Tactile Sensitivity value is about 1000 or less. 9. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the modulus (E) for the cleaning wipe according to the Zwick Flexibility Test is about 60,000 kPa or less. 10. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bending stiffness is about 0.05 Nm or less, and the Normalized Wire Mesh Tactile Sensitivity is about 600 or less. 11. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the basis weight of the wipe is less than about 400 gsm. 12. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wet tensile strength is from about 600 grams per inch to about 10,000 grams per inch. 13. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wet tensile strength is about 800 grams per inch or greater, the thickness is less than 10 millimeters, the Normalized Wire Mesh Tactile Sensitivity is about 1000 or less. 14. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the foam contributes less than about 40% of the tensile strength of the wipe. 15. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the foam layer to the thickness of the fibrous web is greater than 2 to about 20. 16. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wet-resilient tissue comprises an abrasive material. 17. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web and melamine based foam form part of a scrubbing pad. 18. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web and melamine based foam form part of a sponge substitute. 19. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the melamine based foam is from about two millimeter to about eight millimeters in thickness. 20. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web is made from an absorbent material and the web is selected from the group consisting of an absorbent tissue, an absorbent through-dried tissue, an absorbent tissue-polymer composite web, an absorbent coform web, an absorbent reinforced airlaid web, an absorbent molded airlaid web, a hydroknit web, and a hydroentangled web. 21. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the melamine based foam is configured in multiple layers, and wherein the web is configured in multiple layers, the layers of the melamine based foam are alternatingly positioned with the layers of the web in a stacked configuration. 22. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the melamine based foam is attached to the web by an attachment means selected from the group consisting of ultrasonic bonding, hot melts, pressure sensitive adhesives, thermal bonding, mechanical fasteners, hook and loop type fasteners, hydroentanglement of fibers into the foam, and sewing. 23. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web is integrally formed with the melamine based foam. 24. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web is a plurality of fibers embedded in the melamine based foam. 25. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web is selected from the group consisting of a scrim layer, a mesh, an elastomeric network, a tow, a woven fabric, a tissue, a coform material, milkweed fibers, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and a nonwoven web. 26. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web has a functional member selected from the group consisting of a cleaning agent, a bleaching agent, an abrasive compound, a detergent, an odor releasing agent, a skin wellness agent, an odor control agent, a biosensing agent, a heat generation agent, an antimicrobial agent, a natural plant based extract or compounds, and a foam generating agent. 27. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the melamine based foam has a visual indicating portion that is of a different color than an outer surface of the melamine based foam. 28. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a protective envelope attached to the web. 29. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the web is a hydrophilic web. 30. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the melamine based foam is made of a plurality of strips connected by a plurality of tabs, and wherein the web is dispersible such that the web breaks up when exposed to water. 31. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the Zwick Flexibility Modulus of the cleaning wipe is greater than about 1100 Kpa. 32. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the melamine based foam includes struts that are less than about 15 microns in width. 33. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the surface to be cleaned is a dry-erase board configured to allow crayon marking, and wherein the melamine based foam is configured for removing crayon marking from the dry-erase board. 34. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cleaning wipe is formed by a process comprising the steps of: cutting a block of melamine based foam into a melamine based foam layer less than about ten millimeters in thickness; applying an adhesive to the web; placing the melamine based foam layer on the adhesive on the web; and moving the melamine based foam layer and the web through a die cutting nip such that individual cleaning wipes exit the die cutting nip. 35. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one of the melamine based foam and the web has an electrostatic charge in order to aid in cleaning of the surface to be cleaned. 36. A cleaning product configured for use in cleaning dirt from a surface, comprising: a melamine based foam layer configured for engaging a surface and cleaning the surface, the melamine based foam being free from plastic deformation, wherein said melamine based foam has a thickness of from about 2 millimeters to about 20 millimeters and a density of from about 4 kg/m3 to about 15 kg/m3, wherein upon movement across the surface portions of the melamine based foam layer are removed by friction; and a reinforcing web layer attached to the melamine based foam layer, the reinforcing web layer provides some structural rigidity to the melamine based foam layer, wherein the reinforcing web layer has a three dimensional surface defining peaks and valleys, the melamine based foam is attached to the three-dimensional surface of the reinforcing web layer; wherein the melamine based foam layer contributes to the cleaning product less than about one third of the overall tensile strength of the cleaning product, wherein the cleaning product has a bending stiffness according to the Zwick Flexibility test of about 0.1 Nm or less, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the foam layer to the thickness of the reinforcing web layer is greater than 2. 37. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer has a receiving surface, and wherein the melamine based foam layer substantially covers the entire receiving surface of the reinforcing web layer. 38. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer is formed at least in part by an abrasive material selected from the group consisting of coarse meltblown shot and meltblown multifilamentary aggregates. 39. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer is a nonwoven web. 40. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the melamine based foam layer is laminated to the reinforcing web layer. 41. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer and the melamine based foam layer form part of a scrubbing pad. 42. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36 wherein the reinforcing web layer and the melamine based foam layer form part of a sponge substitute. 43. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer is made from an absorbent material and the reinforcing web layer is selected from the group consisting of an absorbent tissue, an absorbent through-dried tissue, an absorbent tissue-polymer composite web, an absorbent coform web, an absorbent reinforced airlaid web, an absorbent molded airlaid web, a hydroknit web, and a hydroentangled web. 44. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the melamine based foam layer is configured in multiple layers, and wherein the reinforcing web layer is configured in multiple layers, the layers of the melamine based foam are alternatingly positioned with the layers of the reinforcing web in a stacked configuration. 45. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the melamine based foam layer is attached to the reinforcing web layer by an attachment selected from the group consisting of ultrasonic bonding, hot melts, pressure sensitive adhesives, thermal bonding, mechanical fasteners, hook and loop type fasteners, and sewing. 46. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer is integrally formed with the melamine based foam layer. 47. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 46, wherein the reinforcing web layer is a plurality of fibers embedded in the melamine based foam layer. 48. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 46, wherein the reinforcing web layer is selected from the group consisting of a scrim layer, a mesh, an elastomeric network, a tow, a woven fabric, a tissue, a coform material, milkweed fibers, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and a nonwoven web. 49. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer has a functional member selected from the group consisting of a cleaning agent, a bleaching agent, an abrasive compound, a detergent, an odor releasing agent, an odor control agent, a skin wellness agent, a biosensing agent, a heat generation agent, antimicrobial agents, natural plant based extracts or compounds, and a foam generating agent. 50. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the melamine based foam layer has a visual indicating portion that is of a different color than an outer surface of the melamine based foam layer. 51. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, further comprising a protective envelope attached to the reinforcing web layer. 52. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the reinforcing web layer is a hydrophilic web. 53. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the melamine based foam layer is made of a plurality of strips connected by a plurality of tabs, and wherein the reinforcing web layer is dispersible such that the reinforcing web layer breaks up when exposed to water. 54. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the Zwick Flexibility Modulus of the cleaning product is greater than about 1100 Kpa. 55. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the melamine based foam layer includes struts that are less than about 15 microns in width. 56. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the surface is a dry-erase board configured to allow crayon marking, and wherein the melamine based foam layer is configured for removing crayon marking from the dry-erase board. 57. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36, wherein the cleaning product is formed by a process comprising the steps of: cutting a block of melamine based foam into the melamine based foam layer; applying an adhesive to the reinforcing web layer; placing the melamine based foam layer on the adhesive on the reinforcing web layer; and moving the melamine based foam layer and the reinforcing web layer through a die cutting nip such that individual cleaning products exit the die cutting nip. 58. The cleaning product as set forth in claim 36 wherein at least one of the melamine based foam layer and the reinforcing web layer has an electrostatic charge in order to aid in cleaning the surface. 59. A cleaning wipe for use in cleaning a surface, comprising: a melamine based foam configured for contacting and cleaning a surface to be cleaned, the melamine based foam being free from plastic deformation and being from about 2 millimeter to about 20 millimeters in thickness; a nonwoven web attached to the melamine based foam, the melamine based foam and the nonwoven web are laminated to one another in order to effect attachment, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the foam to the thickness of the nonwoven web is greater than 2; and a protective envelope attached to the web configured to prevent a user from physically contacting the cleaning wipe. 60. A cleaning wipe for use in cleaning a surface, comprising: a melamine based foam configured for contacting and cleaning a surface to be cleaned, the melamine based foam being free from plastic deformation, wherein said melamine based foam has a thickness of from about 2 millimeters to about 20 millimeters and a density of from about 4 kg/m3 to about 15 kg/m3; and a web attached to the melamine based foam, wherein the web is a wet-resilient tissue having a three dimensional surface defining peaks and valleys, the melamine based foam is attached to the three-dimensional surface of the wet-resilient tissue, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the foam to the thickness of the web is greater than 2; wherein the wire mesh tactile sensitivity value of the cleaning wipe is less than about 1000 and wherein the cleaning wipe has a bending stiffness according to the Zwick Flexibility test of about 0.1 Nm or less. 61. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web is a nonwoven web. 62. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the melamine based foam is laminated to the web. 63. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web is a wet-resilient tissue comprises an abrasive material. 64. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web and melamine based foam form part of a scrubbing pad. 65. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web and melamine based foam form part of a sponge substitute. 66. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the melamine based foam is from about two millimeters to about eight millimeters in thickness. 67. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web is made from an absorbent material and the web is selected from the group consisting of an absorbent tissue, an absorbent through-dried tissue, an absorbent tissue-polymer composite web, an absorbent coform web, an absorbent reinforced airlaid web, an absorbent molded airlaid web, a hydroknit web, and a hydroentangled web. 68. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the melamine based foam is configured in multiple layers, and wherein the web is configured in multiple layers, the layers of the melamine based foam are alternatingly positioned with the layers of the web in a stacked configuration. 69. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the melamine based foam is attached to the web by an attachment selected from the group consisting of ultrasonic bonding, hot melts, pressure sensitive adhesives, thermal bonding, mechanical fasteners, hook and loop type fasteners, and sewing. 70. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web is integrally formed with the melamine based foam. 71. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web is a plurality of fibers embedded in the melamine based foam. 72. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web is selected from the group consisting of a scrim layer, a mesh, an elastomeric network, a tow, a woven fabric, a tissue, a coform material, milkweed fibers, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and a nonwoven web. 73. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web has a functional member selected from the group consisting of a cleaning agent, a bleaching agent, an abrasive compound, a detergent, an odor releasing agent, a skin wellness agent, an odor control agent, a biosensing agent, a heat generation agent, an antimicrobial agent, a natural plant based extract or compounds, and a foam generating agent. 74. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the melamine based foam has a visual indicating portion that is of a different color than an outer surface of the melamine based foam. 75. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, further comprising a protective envelope attached to the web. 76. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the web is a hydrophilic web. 77. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the melamine based foam is made of a plurality of strips connected by a plurality of tabs, and wherein the web is dispersible such that the web breaks up when exposed to water. 78. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the Zwick Flexibility Modulus of the cleaning wipe is greater than about 1100 Kpa. 79. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the melamine based foam includes struts that are less than about 15 microns in width. 80. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the surface to be cleaned is a dry-erase board configured to allow crayon marking, and wherein the melamine based foam is configured for removing crayon marking from the dry-erase board. 81. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein the cleaning wipe is formed by a process comprising the steps of: cutting a block of melamine based foam into a melamine based foam layer less than about ten millimeters in thickness; applying an adhesive to the web; placing the melamine based foam layer on the adhesive on the web; and moving the melamine based foam layer and the web through a die cutting nip such that individual cleaning wipes exit the die cutting nip. 82. The cleaning wipe as set forth in claim 60, wherein at least one of the melamine based foam and the web has an electrostatic charge in order to aid in cleaning the surface.