AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Life Below Water
KEYWORDS
pollution, microfiber, oceans
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Rozalia Project
WEBSITE
http://rozaliaproject.org/stop-microfiber-pollution/
The Microfiber Catcher
a catcher to collect microfibers and prevent them from flowing out with the drain water
The single biggest plastic pollution problem facing our ocean is microfiber: trillions of pieces of tiny fibers flowing into the ocean – every time we use our washing machines. Our synthetic clothing is breaking up, sending this plastic microfiber out with the drain water – up to 1,900 pieces per garment per wash.
Rozalia Project has developed the world’s first consumer solution to stop microfiber pollution. Our patent-pending microfiber catcher is a human-scale solution, one that everyone can be part of simply by washing their clothes with the catcher in their washing machines – whether they are in a dorm, in a basement or at a laundromat. Rozalia Project’s microfiber catcher works in any washing machine – top or front loader, old or new. Just throw it in. The catcher will collect microfibers as well as hair and prevent them from flowing out with the drain water.