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Lake Erie and the Microplastics Problem: How Ohio Can Lead the Way

Lake Eerie has one of the highest concentrations of microplastics globally, and it could take over 10 years to fix the problem.

New Research Finds Microplastics in 90% of Prostate Cancer Tumors

Tiny fragments of plastic are turning up where no one expected them: inside prostate tumors.

CLEANR Named as 2026 CES Innovation Awards® Home Appliance Honoree

As CES® 2026 gets underway in Las Vegas this week, we’re proud to announce that CLEANR for Washing Machines has been named a CES Innovation Awards® 2026 Honoree for Home Appliances!

CLEANR Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 – Energy & Green Tech

Honored by Forbes for advancing solutions to one of today’s most overlooked pollution sources.

CWRU Alumni Lead Campus Effort to Reduce Microplastics from Laundry

The Land recently highlighted an initiative led by Case Western Reserve University alumni at CLEANR to address microplastic pollution at its source in campus laundry rooms.

New 2026 Study Shows Microplastics Are Most Concentrated in Foods Nobody Expected 

What you think is the safest part of your diet may actually contain the most microplastics.

Scandinavian Water Technology AB Adopts CLEANR’s Award-Winning Filtration Technology to Help Combat Microplastic Pollution from Commercial Laundry

CLEANR’s nature-inspired VORTX filter now enables SWATAB’s commercial systems to remove over 90% of microplastics from laundry wastewater.

Case Western Reserve University Rolls Out 100 CLEANR Filters On Campus

CLEANR is featured on Cleveland.com for the rollout of 100 CLEANR Filters across 23 dorms at Case Western Reserve University.

Trick or Treat: Candy’s Hidden Plastic Trail

The food wrappers we toss may be haunting our environment long after Halloween…

Forbes Highlights CLEANR as a Leader in Sustainable Innovation

Forbes positions CLEANR as a forward-thinking innovator in the broader movement toward a more sustainable future.

Which Laundry Habits Reduce Microplastic Pollution? 

Your washing machine may be cleaning your clothes, but it’s also polluting the planet... Which Laundry Habits Reduce Microplastic Pollution?

Microplastics In Your Cup

Hot and cold drinks, everyday habits, and what we now know about hidden plastic…

Microplastics in Your Medicine Cabinet

Eye drops, dental products, and the hidden plastics we never think about

CLEANR Featured in San Francisco Chronicle for Tackling Microplastics at the Source

Are dishwashers and laundry machines covering your stuff in microplastics? Here’s what to know

Natural Clothes, Unnatural Pollution

Study shows cotton and wool shed more microfibers than polyester, and they’re not as “natural” as you’d think.

Microplastics Are Clogging Septic Systems and Draining Wallets

Here’s Why Septic Tanks Can’t Handle Plastic and What You Can Do About It.

New Study Projects Ocean Microplastics to Rise Tenfold by 2100

The food wrappers we toss may be haunting our environment long after Halloween…

Counting Macros… and Microplastics?

A scientific study reveals which high-protein foods have the most microplastics

From the Bottom of the Ocean to the Top of Mountains, Here Are the Strangest Places Microplastics Have Been Found.

The Mariana Trench, Mount Everest, Hedgehogs, the Human Brain, and more. These tiny plastic particles are turning up in places you’d never expect, and they’re not going away.

Enjoy Eating Fish? A New Study Reveals Which Seafood Has the Most Microplastics

Microplastics have made their way into the seafood aisle.

Featured Posts

CLEANR Featured in San Francisco Chronicle for Tackling Microplastics at the Source

Are dishwashers and laundry machines covering your stuff in microplastics? Here’s what to know

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.

The Shaw Institute Validates CLEANR for Washing Machines is Over 90% Efficient in Removing the #1 Source of Microplastics into the Environment

The Shaw Institute certifies CLEANR washing machine filter as over 90% efficient capturing microplastics at 50-microns.

CLEANR Debuts Powerful New Washing Machine Filters to Help Stop the Largest Source of Microplastic Pollution from Entering the Environment

New nature-inspired filters consistently outperform the market in manufacturer-testing, are small enough to integrate without major changes, enables microplastics capture in under 30 seconds a week