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CLEANR Named as 2026 CES Innovation Awards® Home Appliance Honoree
As CES® 2026 gets underway in Las Vegas this week, we’re proud to announce that CLEANR for Washing Machines has been named a CES Innovation Awards® 2026 Honoree for Home Appliances!
CLEANR Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 – Energy & Green Tech
Honored by Forbes for advancing solutions to one of today’s most overlooked pollution sources.
CWRU Alumni Lead Campus Effort to Reduce Microplastics from Laundry
The Land recently highlighted an initiative led by Case Western Reserve University alumni at CLEANR to address microplastic pollution at its source in campus laundry rooms.
New 2026 Study Shows Microplastics Are Most Concentrated in Foods Nobody Expected
What you think is the safest part of your diet may actually contain the most microplastics.
Scandinavian Water Technology AB Adopts CLEANR’s Award-Winning Filtration Technology to Help Combat Microplastic Pollution from Commercial Laundry
CLEANR’s nature-inspired VORTX filter now enables SWATAB’s commercial systems to remove over 90% of microplastics from laundry wastewater.
Case Western Reserve University Rolls Out 100 CLEANR Filters On Campus
CLEANR is featured on Cleveland.com for the rollout of 100 CLEANR Filters across 23 dorms at Case Western Reserve University.
Trick or Treat: Candy’s Hidden Plastic Trail
The food wrappers we toss may be haunting our environment long after Halloween…
Forbes Highlights CLEANR as a Leader in Sustainable Innovation
Forbes positions CLEANR as a forward-thinking innovator in the broader movement toward a more sustainable future.
Which Laundry Habits Reduce Microplastic Pollution?
Your washing machine may be cleaning your clothes, but it’s also polluting the planet... Which Laundry Habits Reduce Microplastic Pollution?
Microplastics In Your Cup
Hot and cold drinks, everyday habits, and what we now know about hidden plastic…
Microplastics in Your Medicine Cabinet
Eye drops, dental products, and the hidden plastics we never think about… Microplastics in Your Medicine Cabinet
CLEANR Featured in San Francisco Chronicle for Tackling Microplastics at the Source
Are dishwashers and laundry machines covering your stuff in microplastics? Here’s what to know
Natural Clothes, Unnatural Pollution
Study shows cotton and wool shed more microfibers than polyester, and they’re not as “natural” as you’d think.
Microplastics Are Clogging Septic Systems and Draining Wallets
Here’s Why Septic Tanks Can’t Handle Plastic and What You Can Do About It.
New Study Projects Ocean Microplastics to Rise Tenfold by 2100
What researchers found in the Pacific Ocean paints a troubling picture for the future of our seas.
Counting Macros… and Microplastics?
A scientific study reveals which high-protein foods have the most microplastics
From the Bottom of the Ocean to the Top of Mountains, Here Are the Strangest Places Microplastics Have Been Found.
These tiny plastic particles are turning up in places you’d never expect…
Enjoy Eating Fish? A New Study Reveals Which Seafood Has the Most Microplastics
Microplastics have made their way into the seafood aisle.
Microplastics Are Being Released in Your Home. The #1 Source Will Shock You.
What happens in the laundry room doesn’t stay there.
Your Garden’s New Enemy: How Microplastics Are Hurting Your Houseplants(and Your Tomatoes, Too)
Your favorite plant might be struggling for a reason you can’t even see.