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 ...
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 ...
A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibers from nylon, acrylic and polyester materials. Lab testing of an SA-made washing machine filter at ...
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Scientists invent filter that removes over 99% of microplastics in washing machines
Wastewater from household laundry has become a growing focus for scientists studying plastic pollution. Each wash releases ...
Laundry machines at the Ocean Wise Plastics Lab in Vancouver, Canada, in 2019 (CNW Group/Ocean Wise via Courthouse News) PARIS (AFP) — Households in Europe and North America are flooding the oceans ...
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