Every Time You Wash Clothes, Millions Of Microfibers Are Released Into The Water
Microfibers are strands of plastic that shed off synthetic fabrics like polyester when clothes are washed.
Each time you wash your clothes in a washing machine, millions of microfibers are released into the water system and make their way into the oceans.
Microfibers are tiny strands of plastic that shed off synthetic fabrics like polyester, rayon and nylon. Scientists have discovered that they are one of the main causes of plastic pollution in the oceans, says Peter Ross, vice president of Ocean Wise in Vancouver, British Columbia.
“When we first started looking at microplastics in the ocean, we didn’t have any idea of what we would find,” he says. “And when we looked under microscopes, we saw a variety of different shapes and sizes and a whole variety of colors, and some of these look like little particles or fragments and
