A new white paper is urging the European Commission to mandate the installation of filters in new washing machines as the only “effective, near-term solution” to reducing the release of microfibers ...

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Studies have long identified washing machines as a major contributor to microplastics, with fibers shedding from clothing during routine cycles. According to researchers at the University of Bonn, a ...

You’re probably familiar with the lint trap on your dryer, and, ideally, clean it after every load of laundry. But did you know that your washing machine has a filter, too? If that’s news to you, that ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you have a top-loading washing machine, you are among the majority of Americans who own this type of appliance over a front-loading washing ...

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 ...

When was the last time you cleaned your washing machine filter? Rest assured that you're not alone if your answer is somewhere between "never" and "Does my washer even have a filter?" While you may ...