Every time you do laundry, your clothes shed microplastics. A Bristol startup has built a filter to stop them. View on ...

Years before Samsung and others started tackling microplastic from machine washes escaping into the environment, there was Slovenia-based PlanetCare. Now the company has announced its ...

washing machine. (Photo by: Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The U.K. climate tech company Matter has joined forces with Europe’s leading washing machine manufacturer to launch a ...

When you hear the word “microfiber,” you probably think of the now-ubiquitous reusable cloths used for cleaning floors, wiping up spills and polishing countertops. For environmentalists, however, that ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is well known that discarded cigarette butts release nicotine, heavy metals and other toxins into the environment, including natural water systems. Less understood, however, is what happens to the ...

A new Ocean Conservancy poll reveals a significant surge in American concern over microplastics, with awareness jumping 32% ...

Tiny plastic particles are present in the air we breathe every day. Know what research says about exposure, possible health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small retrofit device – now sold through some of the major washing machine brands – could keep millions of tonnes of plastic ...