A July 6 article by BBC reporter Victoria Gill discusses research on how much plastic microfiber is released into the wash water in an average size load of laundry. For the research, fleecy clothing was washed using typical laundry methods. An average washing load can release hundreds of thousands of microfibers from acrylic or polyester clothing. These plastic microfibers then go down the drain and into the environment. I stopped buying those soft fuzzy acrylic sweaters years ago because they lost their soft fuzz from only a few washings. The full article is at the link below.
A few ideas for reducing the amount of plastic microfiber released from your washing machine:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40498292
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