Even if you have your laundry routine down to a science, you might not even know that your washing machine has a lint trap—much less that it requires regular cleaning. But, much like your dryer’s lint ...

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 ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

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