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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.

Microplastics in Meat: A Hidden Ingredient in Your Dinner?

Microplastics have been found in nearly all types of meat, even plant-based protein and meat alternatives.

Microplastics and Reproductive Health: A Growing Concern

Scientists are investigating whether microplastic particles could be interfering with reproductive health.

Microplastics in the Brain: How Microplastics are Infiltrating Our Bodies

Scientists are uncovering alarming evidence that microplastics, tiny plastic particles from our environment, can infiltrate the brain—raising serious concerns about their impact on human health.

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.

Microplastics Revealed in the Placentas of Unborn Babies.

All 10 placentas from a study contained microplastics.

CLEANR’s New Microplastic Filters Win Six ‘Best of IFA 2023’ Awards at the World’s Largest Appliance Industry Conference

CLEANR won six “Best of IFA 2023” awards after debuting its breakthrough microplastic filters for washing machines.

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

CLEANR Teams with GKD on Development of a Disruptive Filtration System that Removes Microplastics from Washing-Machine Wastewater to Protect the Environment

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 meet new regulations on the world’s number-one source of microplastic pollution, beginning in France.

CLEANR Debuts Rapid Prototyping of its Microplastic-Filtering Technology for Washing Machine Manufacturers Using Formlabs’ Advanced 3D Printing Platform

Market-Disruptive Microplastic-Filtration Company Chosen as Early Adopter for 3D Printing Leader Formlabs’ New Automation Platform

Microplastics Found in Human Blood for the First Time.

Recent studies show that microplastics have been detected in human blood and urine samples.

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