The VoyVoy, a clothing line based in New York, is putting out a classic white oxford with one surprise: a hidden patch of microfiber cloth on the inside of the shirt tail.

That means the entire US population could be releasing more than 750,000 pounds of tiny fibers into the water daily. And that doesn’t include the microfibers that get filtered and incorporated ...

Tiny bits of plastic are corrupting every corner of the planet. The major culprits: cheap synthetic clothing and washing machines.

A survey of 33,000 people found that most are worried about plastic microfiber pollution and want laundry machines to come with built-in filters. ... shed from synthetic clothing, ...

The study used bright pink polyester fleece blankets and found that while most fibers fell within 5 feet, fibers were observed as far as 30 feet from the vent (possibly carried by the wind).