When was the last time you cleaned your washing machine filter? Rest assured that you're not alone if your answer is somewhere between "never" and "Does my washer even have a filter?" While you may ...

“Brunch with Babs” strikes again — except this time, instead of sharing how to properly carve and care for fresh pumpkins, Barbara Costello (@brunchwithbabs), the viral grandmother influencer on ...

Your laundry is shedding more than just lint. Washing machine wastewater is one of the top sources of microplastics, with a single unit in a four-person household producing up to 500 grams a year as ...

You’re probably familiar with the lint trap on your dryer, and, ideally, clean it after every load of laundry. But did you know that your washing machine has a filter, too? If that’s news to you, that ...

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 ...

The water leaving your washing machine may soon be a lot more eco-friendly, thanks to the anchovy. A filter inspired by the tiny fish could remove microplastics from the outgoing water, keeping them ...

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Eight years ago, Patagonia started to study a little-known environmental problem: With every load of laundry, thousands (even millions) of microfibers, each less than 5 millimeters long, wash down the ...

Every load of laundry sends tiny plastic fibers down the drain. These fragments, shed from synthetic fabrics, slip through most wastewater filters and spread through rivers, farmland, and food. But ...

Recently, the activewear brand Girlfriend Collective introduced a new product that’s a little different from its typical offerings of leggings, sports bras, and sweatpants: a washing-machine filter ...