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 ...
CLEVELAND — It's a sunny day at Wendy Park on the shores of Lake Erie. But look closer and you'll see what doesn't belong here: plastic. Small bits to even tinier pieces called microplastics. A huge ...
Mesh filtration specialists GKD Group has partnered with CLEANR, a developer of advanced microplastics filtering technologies, to help washing machine manufacturers meet emerging regulations aimed at ...
Last year they were awarded $5,000 for coming in second in “Venture Track” category of the annual Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition hosted by CWRU’s Veale Institute of Entrepreneurship. They used ...
Microplastics are everywhere — quite literally, as study after study shows. And while we can’t do much about the tiny, toxic particles already in our oceans, waterways and bodies, we can try to slow ...
U.S. Venture and World-Leading German Mesh-Manufacturer Collaborate on a Solution that Captures More than 90% of Microplastic Fibers as Small as 50-Microns Device Will Help Appliance-Manufacturers ...
Wastewater from washing machines is considered a major source of microplastics – tiny plastic particles that are suspected of harming human and animal health. Researchers at the University of Bonn now ...
CLEVELAND — In the waters of Lake Erie is a small, but abundant threat. Microplastics, plastic particles under 5 millimeters in size. A major source? Doing the laundry. "Really that was our mission ...
Wastewater from a washing machine in a four-person household produces up to 500 grams of microplastics each year, mainly caused by textile abrasion. The household appliances are thus one of the most ...