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

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 ...

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 ...

Every time we wash our clothes, tiny plastic fibers are released into the water. These fibers come mainly from synthetic ...

Nature may hold the key to cleaning the dirty water from our washing machines. Researchers have turned to fish, whose filtration systems have been perfected over millions of years, to design a simple ...

Silicone food storage bags keep food fresher for longer while reducing the risk of plastic contamination in the kitchen.

Researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany have developed a bio-inspired filter for washing machines that can remove ...