Survey reveals widespread concern, willingness to pay more for a built-in solution. In 2014 an ecologist named Mark Browne realized that plastic microfibers, shed from synthetic clothing, were ...

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 ...

PlanetCare's filter is easily installed on the outside of a washing machine. Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the ...

Multnomah County Elections says eligible voters should have ballots for May 19 primary Multnomah County Elections says all eligible voters should have received their ballots ahead of the May 19 ...

European Union policymakers are watching their wash — especially the impact of shedded microfibers. A white paper released Monday by nonprofits A Plastic Planet and 5 Gyres Institute, as well as ...

Microplastics are so widespread that they've been found everywhere from oceans and farmland to human blood and lungs. But for ...

Your clothes shed hundreds of thousands of plastic fibers every wash. Here’s how to avoid microplastics in laundry with easy ...

About 15% of the microplastics polluting our oceans can be traced back to synthetic fabrics. In washing machines, microfibers shed off of polyester and other clothing materials, then head to ...

Hidden household culprit: Laundry machines and dryers release hundreds of thousands of synthetic microfibers per load, many of which evade wastewater treatment and enter ecosystems. Environmental ...

Earlier this month, researchers reported a startling discovery: In 11 national parks and protected areas in the western US, 1,000 metric tons of microfibers and microplastic particles fall from the ...