Microplastics Are Being Released in Your Home. The #1 Source Will Shock You.
What happens in the laundry room doesn’t stay there.
Your Garden’s New Enemy: How Microplastics Are Hurting Your Houseplants
Your favorite plant might be struggling for a reason you can’t even see.
Plastic Free July: The Summer Challenge Helping People Ditch Plastic for Good
Can you go for a month without plastic?
Even Glass Bottles Aren’t Safe: Study Finds Microplastics in Your Favorite Summer Drinks
Your summer beverage might be hiding more than you think.
To Design a Microplastics Filter, This Company Copied Nature
To solve overflow problems with its microplastics filter for washing machines, CLEANR turned to the animal kingdom for inspiration.
Microplastics are everywhere — new device yanks them from your laundry
CLEANR is a new washing machine filtration system designed to capture microfibers that slough off clothing.
CLEANR Launches New Campus Sustainability Offering to Help Universities Fight Microplastic Pollution; Filters Debuts at Case Western Reserve University
CLEANR has kicked off its campus microplastic filtration program at Case Western Reserve University, aiming to significantly cut microplastic pollution from laundry facilities and set a new standard for university-led environmental action.
CLEANR Featured on Front Page of The Plain Dealer for Breakthrough in Microplastic Pollution Prevention
CLEANR is honored to be featured on the front page of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s largest newspaper, for its innovative work tackling microplastic pollution at the largest source: the washing machine.
CLEANR and The 5 Gyres Institute Partner to Fight Microplastic Emissions from Washing Machines—A Major Source of Microplastic Pollution
CLEANR and The 5 Gyres Institute have joined forces to advance science-driven solutions to microplastic pollution from washing machines—one of the leading sources of microplastics in the environment.
Microplastics are Carriers of Toxic Additives
While microplastics have harmful health effects of their own, they can also act as carriers of additives and toxic chemicals that can leach into our bodies.