Harri Weber of TechCrunch reports on Samsung’s new washer, which captures microplastics.
- Samsung is rolling out two new washing machine filters – one is a plastic-catching filter and another is a specialized wash cycle that cuts microplastic pollution in half.
- When your washing machine knocks your clothes around, the friction causes synthetic fibers to shed microplastics which then go to the ocean or waste-water treatment centers.
- The company partnered with Patagonia for a year to develop these features.
“One company certainly won’t solve plastic pollution, but luckily other folks are working on this problem, too. Third-party filters and washing bags are two ways to reduce the environmental cost of washing synthetic materials, yet they’re no substitute for buying less or even ditching plastic clothes altogether.”
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