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Every time you do laundry, your clothes shed microplastics. A Bristol startup has built a filter to stop them. View on ...

It’s nice to have options, but when it comes to washing machine settings, decision fatigue is real. On my Maytag, there are nine wash cycles, including something called Whitest Whites. And that’s on ...

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are ...

A simple bucket of hot water added to your wash cycle can eliminate bacteria, dust mites and musty odours that build up during the monsoon, when humidity keeps clothes damp for hours.

There is no doubt that the washing machine works the hardest in a household. Even high-quality appliances cannot cope with ...