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 ...

Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, oceans, and even agricultural soil. Now a new “fish mouth” filter, modeled on ...

Studies detail how everyday loads of laundry, especially those filled with synthetic fabrics like nylon and polyester, shed up to 700,000 microplastic fibers per wash. Most washing machines lack a ...

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 plastics out of waterways. (Nanowerk News) A single laundry load containing ...

CLEANR began as a simple idea from three Case Western Reserve engineering students: help people clean the planet while they clean their clothes. Now, they’re putting their microplastic-filtering ...

From tariff skirmishes that echo McKinley’s Gilded Age to microscopic fibers swirling from our washing machines, today’s challenges reveal how politics and science are inseparably entwined. Engineers ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland-based startup that has developed technology to filter microplastics from the wash cycle has expanded its presence at Case Western Reserve University. After a successful ...

CLEANR Marketing Director Katie Dovan demonstrates the vortex filter to an attendee at the company's product launch on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Case Western Reserve University is set to install filters ...

Laundry is a major source of microplastic pollution into the environment, and in-line washing machine filters are one potential solution for preventing fibers from entering waterways. But how likely ...