We know you don't really wash your clothes after every time you wear them - but the truth is that even the few days or weeks you do it is very bad.
It pollutes the environment with microplastic particles, and contributes greatly to the pollution of water, soil and wildlife.
Judith Weiss of Rutgers University in New Jersey researched less polluting treatment options for clothing.
We enlisted the help of Claude to summarize her conclusions.
clothes? plastic?
Yes.
Fabrics shed masses of microscopic plastic threads, or microfibers, when washed.
Most of these particles pass through the filters of sewage treatment plants and end up in water bodies and oceans, where animals absorb them, plus accompanying chemical toxins.
In addition, recycled microfiber fibers end up in agricultural fertilizers, staining crop soils.
The dryer vents also emit particles that are carried in the air for long distances.
In short, laundry takes a heavy ecological toll.
so what are we doing?
It is advisable to try to reduce the 'washing pollution' until less polluting fabrics are invented.
For example, washing a large amount of clothes at the same time and with a minimal amount of soap reduces the emission of microplastic particles.
Drying outside, when the weather permits, saves the emissions from the dryer vents.
However, the most effective solution is to connect external filters to the washing machine, which have already become a legal obligation in some states such as California and filter 90% of the microfiber.
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