CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a dirty little secret lurking in your laundry. A single load of laundry sends 15 million microfibers through our waterways. Microfibers are tiny little strands of plastic that ...

Plastic microfibres that come off clothes in washing machines can be degraded and dissolved by a new filter developed at the University of Exeter. The "smart filter" catches microfibres and uses a set ...

The European Union (EU) has been urged to mandate the fitting of filters in all new washing machines to tackle the growing issue of microplastic pollution. The call has been made in a new whitepaper, ...

About 60% of garments around the world are made from oil, which then gets turned into fabrics like polyester, nylon yarn. But when they’re washed, these fabrics release tiny fibers, called microfibers ...

Campaigners have called on the British government to make it a legal requirement that all new washing machines are fitted with microplastic filters. In an open letter to environment secretary George ...

Survey reveals widespread concern, willingness to pay more for a built-in solution. In 2014 an ecologist named Mark Browne realized that plastic microfibers, shed from synthetic clothing, were ...

The average American consumes roughly one credit card’s worth of plastic each week. While this sounds disgusting, there’s a simple solution: Washington state ...

Senate Bill 551 would ban thicker "reusable" plastic bags and restrict single-use plastics in restaurants and hotels. Senate Bill 526 would require new washing machines to have microfiber filters to ...

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Our washing machines are always on-the-go, but when was the last time you gave yours a good clean? From detergent buildup to musty smells and even mould, there are numerous ways a grimy machine can ...