AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Clean Water & Sanitation
KEYWORDS
water filtration, DIY, Microfibers
COUNTRY
Belgium
DESIGNED BY
Simon Desnerck
WEBSITE
https://www.braunprize.org/en/index.html
FIYLTER
DIY Microplastics Filter for Your Washing Machine
The main goal of FIYLTER is to have as many people as possible filtering their washing machine’s waste water. The more accessible it is made, the sooner we can reduce microfibers in the plastic soup. The FIYLTER solution is more like a manual for a filter system that mixes and matches components that are cheap and easily available to most people. By building your own FIYLTER you can adjust it to your own needs and requirements. The simplest FIYLTER can be made in one minute from an old nylon stocking and a rubber band. This won’t be the most effective model, but it will get you started. And all fibers we stop are a win for the ocean environment.