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Trick or Treat: Candy’s Hidden Plastic Trail

The food wrappers we toss may be haunting our environment long after Halloween…

Forbes Highlights CLEANR as a Leader in Sustainable Innovation

Forbes positions CLEANR as a forward-thinking innovator in the broader movement toward a more sustainable future.

Which Laundry Habits Reduce Microplastic Pollution? 

Your washing machine may be cleaning your clothes, but it’s also polluting the planet... Which Laundry Habits Reduce Microplastic Pollution?

Microplastics In Your Cup

Hot and cold drinks, everyday habits, and what we now know about hidden plastic…

Microplastics in Your Medicine Cabinet

Eye drops, dental products, and the hidden plastics we never think about

CLEANR Featured in San Francisco Chronicle for Tackling Microplastics at the Source

Are dishwashers and laundry machines covering your stuff in microplastics? Here’s what to know

Natural Clothes, Unnatural Pollution

Study shows cotton and wool shed more microfibers than polyester, and they’re not as “natural” as you’d think.

Microplastics Are Clogging Septic Systems and Draining Wallets

Here’s Why Septic Tanks Can’t Handle Plastic and What You Can Do About It.

New Study Projects Ocean Microplastics to Rise Tenfold by 2100

The food wrappers we toss may be haunting our environment long after Halloween…

Counting Macros… and Microplastics?

A scientific study reveals which high-protein foods have the most microplastics

From the Bottom of the Ocean to the Top of Mountains, Here Are the Strangest Places Microplastics Have Been Found.

The Mariana Trench, Mount Everest, Hedgehogs, the Human Brain, and more. These tiny plastic particles are turning up in places you’d never expect, and they’re not going away.

Enjoy Eating Fish? A New Study Reveals Which Seafood Has the Most Microplastics

Microplastics have made their way into the seafood aisle.

Microplastics Are Being Released in Your Home. The #1 Source Will Shock You.

What happens in the laundry room doesn’t stay there.

Your Garden’s New Enemy: How Microplastics Are Hurting Your Houseplants

Your favorite plant might be struggling for a reason you can’t even see.

Plastic Free July: The Summer Challenge Helping People Ditch Plastic for Good

Can you go for a month without plastic?

Even Glass Bottles Aren’t Safe: Study Finds Microplastics in Your Favorite Summer Drinks

Your summer beverage might be hiding more than you think.

To Design a Microplastics Filter, This Company Copied Nature

To solve overflow problems with its microplastics filter for washing machines, CLEANR turned to the animal kingdom for inspiration.

Microplastics are everywhere — new device yanks them from your laundry

CLEANR is a new washing machine filtration system designed to capture microfibers that slough off clothing.

CLEANR Launches New Campus Sustainability Offering to Help Universities Fight Microplastic Pollution; Filters Debuts at Case Western Reserve University

CLEANR has kicked off its campus microplastic filtration program at Case Western Reserve University, aiming to significantly cut microplastic pollution from laundry facilities and set a new standard for university-led environmental action.

CLEANR Featured on Front Page of The Plain Dealer for Breakthrough in Microplastic Pollution Prevention

CLEANR is honored to be featured on the front page of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s largest newspaper, for its innovative work tackling microplastic pollution at the largest source: the washing machine.

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CLEANR Featured in San Francisco Chronicle for Tackling Microplastics at the Source

Are dishwashers and laundry machines covering your stuff in microplastics? Here’s what to know

Microplastics are everywhere — new device yanks them from your laundry

CLEANR is a new washing machine filtration system designed to capture microfibers that slough off clothing.

The Shaw Institute Validates CLEANR for Washing Machines is Over 90% Efficient in Removing the #1 Source of Microplastics into the Environment

The Shaw Institute certifies CLEANR washing machine filter as over 90% efficient capturing microplastics at 50-microns.

CLEANR Debuts Powerful New Washing Machine Filters to Help Stop the Largest Source of Microplastic Pollution from Entering the Environment

New nature-inspired filters consistently outperform the market in manufacturer-testing, are small enough to integrate without major changes, enables microplastics capture in under 30 seconds a week