Tiny plastic particles are polluting our oceans, where they can stay for centuries, harming sea life and making their way into the human food chain. These microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller ...
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 ...
When you hear the word “microfiber,” you probably think of the now-ubiquitous reusable cloths used for cleaning floors, wiping up spills and polishing countertops. For environmentalists, however, that ...
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 ...
A single load of laundry can release several million microfibers. Here’s a few tips to keep your clothes from shedding this type of pollution. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...
Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded ...
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 ...