Earth Day: Tell Congress: Mandate Filters to Stop the Flow of Microfibers Polluting the Earth

Some really great news! The Fighting Fibers Act (HR 4694/S 2435) has been introduced in Washington mandating all new washing machines have built-in microfiber filters by 2030. With this implementation, microfiber emissions can be reduced up to 90% providing a way to wash our clothes without adding to microplastic pollution. Microfibers from synthetic clothing are microplastics. Microfibers are found in every part of our bodies - lungs, hearts, intestines, brains, and bloodstreams. Further, microfibers are coated with highly toxic chemicals designed not to wash off. Microfibers from our washing machines (up to 18 million can be released in a single wash) flow into wastewater treatment plants where millions escape into the ocean every day. Take ACTION.