“Electrolux launches microplastic filter to help tackle rising tide of plastic pollution” I am extremely glad that Electrolux started to address one of the biggest environmental problems that is not often talked about; microplastics. “March 31, 2022 Electrolux launches a new Microplastic Filter for washing machines to help prevent up to two plastic bags worth of microplastic fibers* from being released from laundry, per household, every year. The new Microplastic Filter can prevent up to 90% of microplastic fibers, larger than 45 microns, being released from synthetic clothing during laundering. Laundering alone causes around half a million tons of plastic microfibers to be released into the ocean every year. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the size of the problem is the equivalent of releasing three billion polyester shirts into the ocean every year. **” https://www.electroluxgroup.com/en/electrolux-launches-microplastic-filter-to-help-tackle-rising-tide-of-plastic-pollution-34151/