"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then ...

Your laundry is shedding more than just lint. Washing machine wastewater is one of the top sources of microplastics, with a single unit in a four-person household producing up to 500 grams a year as ...

A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibers from nylon, acrylic and polyester materials. Lab testing of an SA-made washing machine filter at ...

Organised by Switcheko, the initiative features a specially designed truck equipped with a plastic compressor and an ...

Studies have long identified washing machines as a major contributor to microplastics, with fibers shedding from clothing during routine cycles. According to researchers at the University of Bonn, a ...

The plan is to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based on polybutylene ...

If you aren't cleaning your cleaning tools, your chores might just be a waste of time. Here's how often experts recommend ...

Researchers have uncovered a troubling connection between plastic pollution in our seas and the acceleration of global warming. These minuscule plastic fragments, smaller than a pencil eraser and ...

CES 2026’s second day was all about hands on time with new tech. From Lego’s most ambitious play experiment yet to assistive ...

Hiking groups and other organisations are doing all they can to keep the uplands free of dumped waste, but it’s a battle with ...

Some household tools revolutionized housework when they were first invented, and many of them are still in our homes today, ...