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> A single washing machine in a household of four can release as much as 500 grams of microplastics each year, most of it generated as fabrics wear down during washing. As a result, washing machines rank among the most significant contributors of these particles.

I'm surprised it's this little (half a kilo in an entire year). I'd be curious to know where it ranks, since the language is a little sensational and not especially accurate. For example, it would be true if on a global scale, it were the 6th leading contributor, but numbers 1-5 were each 10x as much.



500g is like 3 T-shirts worth even if your clothing is 100% synthetic you aren’t loosing 3-4 shirts worth of fabric in washing a year.

It wouldn’t surprise me if a large part of that 500g are due to the use of detergent pods.

If anything that 500g is an astronomically high number even for a family of 4.




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