microfibres

Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing – new research

Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing – new research: Most of the world washes their clothing by hand. elJad/Pixabay, CC BY-NC-SA Between 6,500 and 87,000 tonnes of microfibres are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. Many of these minuscule fibres end up in rivers and oceans, …

UK laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of 1,500 buses each year

UK laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of 1,500 buses each year: Around 35% of the microplastics contaminating the world’s oceans come from washing our clothes. When washed, synthetic clothing sheds tiny plastic fragments (typically shorter than 5mm). Known as microfibres, these fragments are a common type of microplastic, and when released pose a serious …