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Wash Less & Wash Better to Reduce Microfibers and Save Your Clothes

Last Updated on: April 24, 2023 by Doreen Fogle

You have items in your wardrobe that contain synthetic fibers. Do you love some of them so much and just …

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Categories Oceans, Plastics
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Buy Less Clothing, Reduce Your Wardrobe’s Microfiber Pollution-Here’s Why

Last Updated on: April 24, 2023 by Doreen Fogle

The clothing industry has been growing more rapidly than ever. “The average consumer bought 60% more clothes in 2014 than …

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Septic Systems Keep Microfibers Out of the Environment, Right?

Last Updated on: April 24, 2023 by Doreen Fogle

Think you’re safe having a septic system?  You’re probably thinking that all the microfibers your laundry releases into wastewater are …

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Categories Oceans, Plastics, Soil, Water
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What are microfibers? Where do they come from? Why are they a problem?

Last Updated on: April 24, 2023 by Doreen Fogle

You’ve read or heard about how microplastics and microfibers are everywhere—even in our food and water. And you’ve probably heard …

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Categories Oceans, Plastics
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Microplastic: The Most Insidious Plastic Problem

Last Updated on: April 2, 2024 by Doreen Fogle

What’s the problem and what can we do about it? Microplastics. They’re tiny, less than 5 mm across. Some can …

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Categories Oceans, Plastics
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Plastics in Oceans: They’re in Every Corner of the Earth

Last Updated on: April 9, 2024 by Doreen Fogle

How do they get there, what do they do, and how do we stop it? Do you enjoy walking along …

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