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Laundry is a top source of #Microplastics pollution – here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably

"👚 Do laundry less often. Washing full loads instead of partial loads reduces release of microfibers because garments are exposed to less friction during the wash cycle.

💧 Use cold water, which releases fewer microfibers than hot water.

🧼 Use less detergent, which increases microfiber release.

🚰 Use a front-loading washing machine, whose tumbling action produces less microfiber release.

〰️ Dry laundry on a clothesline. Running clothes in dryers releases additional microfibers into the air from the dryer vent."

https://theconversation.com/laundry-is-a-top-source-of-microplastic-pollution-heres-how-to-clean-your-clothes-more-sustainably-217072