DoomsdaysCW<p>Better yet, wear clothes made of shorn <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wool</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hemp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hemp</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bamboo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bamboo</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flax</span></a>, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrganicCotton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrganicCotton</span></a>.</p><p>How do you tackle <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a>? Start with your washing machine.<br>Simple filters could help remove <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/microfiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfiber</span></a> pollution from your <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/laundry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laundry</span></a>. But experts say a broader portfolio of solutions is needed to address the problem.</p><p>by Saqib Rahim, Apr 19, 2023<br> <br>"As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically out of nowhere. It was only a decade or so ago that scientists first suspected our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clothing</span></a>, increasingly made of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/synthetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synthetic</span></a> materials like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polyester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyester</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nylon</span></a>, might be major contributors to the global <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> problem.</p><p>"Today a growing body of science suggests the tiny strands that slough off <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/clothes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clothes</span></a> are everywhere and in everything. By one estimate, they account for as much as one-third of all microplastics released to the ocean. They’ve been found on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountEverest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountEverest</span></a> and in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarianaTrench" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarianaTrench</span></a>, along with tap <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plankton</span></a>, shrimp guts, and our poo."</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://grist.org/technology/how-do-you-tackle-microplastics-start-with-your-washing-machine/?utm_source=pocket-newtab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/technology/how-do-yo</span><span class="invisible">u-tackle-microplastics-start-with-your-washing-machine/?utm_source=pocket-newtab</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturalFibers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalFibers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakeClothesThatLast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakeClothesThatLast</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SayNoToFastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SayNoToFastFashion</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Underconsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Underconsumption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnderconsumptionCore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnderconsumptionCore</span></a></p>