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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I know you know what your dryer filter is, but do you know where your washing machine filter is?” Costello questions viewers. “If ...

An environmental crisis is brewing in your washing machine. We’re all familiar with macroplastic pollution — the big stuff like soda bottles that litter our streets and parks. But microplastic ...

So where does all the dog hair, lint, fuzz, and debris go when you wash your clothes? Bits of grass, coins, and anything else that comes out in the wash doesn’t go down the drain. Many washing ...

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 ...