Tests show a new washing machine filter cuts polyester microfibres and captures particles down to 20 microns, helping keep ...

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

A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibers from nylon, acrylic and ...

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 ...

Nature may hold the key to cleaning the dirty water from our washing machines. Researchers have turned to fish, whose ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically out of nowhere. It was only a ...

“Brunch with Babs” strikes again — except this time, instead of sharing how to properly carve and care for fresh pumpkins, Barbara Costello (@brunchwithbabs), the viral grandmother influencer on ...

Out of all the regular cleaning jobs we force ourselves to do, cleaning a washing machine oozing with odour is probably most people’s least favourite – particularly when it comes to the filter. Many ...