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When you’re shopping for a new washing machine, you want one that gets your clothes clean, of course. But what if you could invest in a machine that helps keep the environment clean, too? Consumer ...

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 ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers ...

Studies have long identified washing machines as a major contributor to microplastics, with fibers shedding from clothing during routine cycles. According to researchers at the University of Bonn, a ...

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 synthetic fabrics break down.

New washing machine efficiency standards proposed by the Biden administration last month have sparked concern from some manufacturers and trade associations that fear the new machines could be less ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically out of nowhere. It was only a ...