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    GREEN PAPERS

    Jul 16, 2020 2 minutes
    Words: Jocelyn Timperley

    GREENER LAUNDRY HABITS CAN HELP FIGHT MICROFIBRE POLLUTION

    The huge volumes of microfibres washing into Europe’s rivers and seas could be reduced by up to a third with small changes to laundry habits, a study at Northumbria University has found.

    An estimated 13,000 tonnes of microfibres are released from washing machines each year in Europe – equivalent to two rubbish trucks per

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