Dishwashers are, quite possibly, one of the greatest inventions of the modern age -- but certain items don't belong in them, ...

Whether or not an item is marked as “dishwasher safe,” some items are best hand-washed. Not just to avoid scuffing a prized plate, but also for your general well-being. A new study investigated how ...

Someone gave my 3-year-old son a blanket as a gift. It wasn't the sort of thing I would normally buy - snow-white faux fur is sub-ideal for toddler purposes - but I hate to let things go to waste. I ...

A noted recycling industry leader with close to five decades of experience, Genius Machinery has recently introduced its new plastic washing recycling line for the South American market. The most ...

Studies have long identified washing machines as a major contributor to microplastics, with fibers shedding from clothing ...

About 60% of garments around the world are made from oil, which then gets turned into fabrics like polyester, nylon yarn. But when they’re washed, these fabrics release tiny fibers, called microfibers ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically out of nowhere. It was only a ...

Washing system. An Italian supplier of grinders, shredders, pulverizers and other recycling equipment seeks to patent a system for washing plastic flakes from shredded containers, bottles and film.

Off the coast of Cullercoats, in northeast England, researchers Max Kelly and Priscilla Carrillo-Barragan send a long tubular net into the depths of the North Sea. Known as a vertical tow, the net is ...

Signs of environmental damage are everywhere, but sometimes, those signs are very hard to see. Before dawn, on the Oregon Coast, marine biologists are on a hunt for what's nearly impossible to find – ...

A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibers from nylon, acrylic and ...

Tiny plastic particles are polluting our oceans, where they can stay for centuries, harming sea life and making their way into the human food chain. These microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller ...