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 study quantifies the presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors. Researchers analyzed the amount of these colored fibers, which vary between 3 to 8 mm but are extremely fine, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A significant percentage of waterborne microplastic pollution takes the form of synthetic microfibers, which are shed by our clothes as they're being washed. A new device known as Gulp lets homeowners ...

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 ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically ...

Each time you wash your clothes in a washing machine, millions of microfibers are released into the water system and make their way into the oceans. Microfibers are tiny strands of plastic that shed ...

Microfiber is a word that many of us have grown familiar with, as it is listed on many clothing descriptors. Only recently connected with the term microfiber is the knowledge that the miniscule ...

Laundry is a fact of life—and so are the microfibers it leaves behind.

The laundry machine can clean your clothes ... and wash microfibers into waterways. If only there was a simple way to collect microfibers before they're flushed away. One solution: Cora Ball. This bit ...