Filtrol 160

Remediation Strategy

Prevention

Plastic Type

Microplastics

Invention Category

Laundry

Used?

Yes

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

United States

Year^*

2019

Description

Laundry filter installed externally on the washing machine effluent pipe that uses a reusable mesh filter to stop microfiber pollution

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

It has a microfiber capture rate of 89% (Athey et al., 2019).

References

Erdle, L. M., Nouri Parto, D., Sweetnam, D., & Rochman, C. M. (2021). Washing machine filters reduce microfiber emissions: Evidence from a community-scale pilot in Parry Sound, Ontario. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.777865"

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Samantha N. Athey, Miriam L. Diamond, Lisa M. Erdle, Jack Lin, Hayley K. McIlwraith, Chelsea M. Rochman, & David Sweetnam. (2019). Filters Added to Washing Machines Mitigate Microfiber Pollution.

* Year designates the year invented; if the year invented was unavailable, the earliest year that an article about the technology was published was used.