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 ...

(Alliance News) - Xeros Technology Group PLC on Wednesday said its patent application for microfibre filters in domestic washing machines has been published. Shares in water saving and effluent ...

Campaigners have called on the British government to make it a legal requirement that all new washing machines are fitted with microplastic filters. In an open letter to environment secretary George ...

The Marine Conservation Society's 'Stop Ocean Threads' campaign is calling for the UK Government to write the use of the filters into law by the year 2024. However, the charity is also lobbying ...

Installing filters on washing machines could be a simple and effective way to catch the microscopic particles our clothes shed, according to a study released this week by the University of Toronto and ...

Washing Machines are a significant source of microfibre waste, with one load of laundry shedding up to a million microfibres. PARRY SOUND — A study released on November 18 in Parry Sound reveals ...

Design-led start up Planet Care has launched version 2.0 of its microfibre-catching washing machine filter, radically overhauling its initial design by prioritising user experience and circular ...

Samsung has launched its Less Microfiber filter, aiming to reduce plastic microfiber emissions during laundry cycles. The washing machine external filter stops microplastics entering the ocean, ...

SHEFFIELD, England, July 16, 2020 /CNW/ -- A new washing machine filter from the UK company Xeros Technology Group could help solve the issue of microfibre pollution from laundry, according to new ...

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