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Every time you do laundry, your clothes shed microplastics. A Bristol startup has built a filter to stop them. View on ...

Simple filters could help remove microfiber pollution from your laundry. But experts say a broader portfolio of solutions is needed to address the problem. Reading time 6 minutes This story was ...

Wastewater from household laundry has become a growing focus for scientists studying plastic pollution. Each wash releases countless synthetic fibers that are too small to see but difficult to contain ...

Today, CLEANR is on the cusp of introducing its filter to the world with website sales expected to commence in April at a price point of $249 and delivery by mid-summer. A partner in Shenzhen, China ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically ...

European Union policymakers are watching their wash — especially the impact of shedded microfibers. A white paper released Monday by nonprofits A Plastic Planet and 5 Gyres Institute, as well as ...

Microplastics are tiny fragments that break off from larger plastic items, such as bottles, bags and synthetic fabrics. Krakenimages.com – stock.adobe.com Your laundry is shedding more than just lint.

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small retrofit device – now sold through some of the major washing machine brands – could keep millions of tonnes of plastic ...