Fish have been quietly perfecting a way to sift tiny particles from water for millions of years, and engineers are finally catching up. A new generation of fish-inspired filters now promises to strip ...

Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a new filter designed to remove microplastics from washing machine wastewater. The filter, which is patent-pending, was inspired by the gill arch ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...