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Editorial: Your clothes are polluting the environment with microplastics. Can washing machines help?

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion August 21, 2023

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When you hear the word microfiber, you probably think of the now-ubiquitous reusable cloths used for cleaning floors, wiping up spills and polishing countertops. For environmentalists, however, that word has a much more sinister meaning. It describes the tiny threads that textiles — clothes, bedding, towels and, yes, reusable cleaning cloths — shed by the millions during each spin through the washing machine and which ultimately end up... + full article



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