Patagonia helped Samsung redesign the washing machine

[mattl]

Interesting article on reducing micro fibers. On interesting note a Samsung employee indicates warm water cleans better...

 

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“There are maybe two ways of increasing the performance of your washing machine,” says Moohyung Lee, executive vice president and head of R&D at Samsung, through an interpreter. “Number one is to use heated water. That will obviously increase your energy consumption, which is a problem. The second way to increase the performance of your washing machine is to basically create stronger friction between your clothes . . . and this friction and abrasion of the fibers is what results in the output of microplastics.”

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90904159/why-patagonia-helped-samsung-redesign-the-washing-machine

 

[logixx]

These micro fiber filters have been around for some time. Beko (and it's sub-brands) have them, as well as Electrolux, for example.