CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a dirty little secret lurking in your laundry. A single load of laundry sends 15 million microfibers through our waterways. Microfibers are tiny little strands of plastic that ...

Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, ...

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 ...

You’re probably familiar with the lint trap on your dryer, and, ideally, clean it after every load of laundry. But did you know that your washing machine has a filter, too? If that’s news to you, that ...

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