Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this guide, we'll explain why your washing machine filter matters, if and how often you should clean it, and how to do so ...

Recently, the activewear brand Girlfriend Collective introduced a new product that’s a little different from its typical offerings of leggings, sports bras, and sweatpants: a washing-machine filter ...

If the water in your washing machine won’t drain, and there’s a flashing code on the screen, then you have a problem. You might be thinking, how long do washing machines last, and worrying that it ...

A new white paper is urging the European Commission to mandate the installation of filters in new washing machines as the only “effective, near-term solution” to reducing the release of microfibers ...

An environmental crisis is brewing in your washing machine. We’re all familiar with macroplastic pollution — the big stuff like soda bottles that litter our streets and parks. But microplastic ...

So where does all the dog hair, lint, fuzz, and debris go when you wash your clothes? Bits of grass, coins, and anything else that comes out in the wash doesn't go down the drain. Many washing ...

European Union policymakers are watching their wash — especially the impact of shedded microfibers. A white paper released Monday by nonprofits A Plastic Planet and 5 Gyres Institute, as well as ...