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New York Post
May 23, 2025
Microplastics are everywhere — new device yanks them from your laundry
Feature on CLEANR’s breakthrough microplastic filtration technology and upcoming launch.
CLEANR
April 1, 2025
CLEANR Featured on Front Page of The Plain Dealer for Breakthrough in Microplastic Pollution Prevention
CLEANR is honored to be featured on the front page of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s largest newspaper, for its innovative work tackling microplastic pollution at the largest source: the washing machine.
Ideastream Public Media
April 22, 2025
Great Lakes, tiny threats: Experts explore the impacts of microplastics
CLEANR featured starting at minute 17 in an expert panel discussion on environmental microplastics broadcast on NPR affiliate stations.
Crain’s Cleveland Business
May 16, 2025
CWRU startup CLEANR launches microplastic filter for home washers
Feature discussing CLEANR’s launch of a cutting-edge microplastic filter for washing machines, highlighting CLEANR’s Cleveland roots and innovative tech.
Spectrum News 1
April 22, 2025
Cleveland-based company aiming to reduce microplastic pollution in washing machines
Broadcast feature on CLEANR’s founders and patent-pending filtration technology with national and state-wide reach.
The University of Akron
April 23, 2025
Zips Earth Day targets preventing Lake Erie microplastic pollution
University-led initiative in partnership with CLEANR to address microplastics through student engagement and real-world pilot testing.
the daily: Case Western Reserve University
April 22, 2025
Filtering microplastics: Alumni-founded startup CLEANR launches pilot on campus
Coverage of CLEANR’s on-campus implementation and student-facing sustainability efforts at their alma mater.
CLEANR
April 1, 2025
CLEANR Launches New Campus Sustainability Offering to Help Universities Fight Microplastic Pollution; Filters Debuts at Case Western Reserve University
CLEANR has kicked off its campus microplastic filtration program at Case Western Reserve University, aiming to significantly cut microplastic pollution from laundry facilities and set a new standard for university-led environmental action.
CLEANR
March 31, 2025
CLEANR and The 5 Gyres Institute Partner to Fight Microplastic Emissions from Washing Machines—A Major Source of Microplastic Pollution
CLEANR and The 5 Gyres Institute have joined forces to advance science-driven solutions to microplastic pollution from washing machines—one of the largest sources of microplastics in the environment.
CLEANR
Feb 25, 2025
The Shaw Institute Validates CLEANR for Washing Machines is Over 90% Efficient in Removing the #1 Source of Microplastics into the Environment
The Shaw Institute certifies CLEANR washing machine filter as over 90% efficient capturing microplastics at 50-microns.
CLEANR
CLEANR’s New Microplastic Filters Win Six ‘Best of IFA 2023’ Awards at the World’s Largest Appliance Industry Conference
CLEANR wins six “Best of IFA 2023” awards after debuting its breakthrough microplastic filters for washing machines.
Recent
MICROPLASTICS
March 14, 2025
Microplastics in Meat: A Hidden Ingredient in Your Dinner?
Microplastics have been found in nearly all types of meat, even plant-based protein and meat alternatives.
MICROPLASTICS
March 19, 2025
Microplastics are Carriers of Toxic Additives
While microplastics have harmful health effects of their own, they can also act as carriers of additives and toxic chemicals that can leach into our bodies.
MICROPLASTICS
March 4, 2025
Microplastics in the Brain: How Microplastics are Infiltrating Our Bodies
Scientists are uncovering alarming evidence that microplastics, tiny plastic particles from our environment, can infiltrate the brain—raising serious concerns about their impact on human health.
MICROPLASTICS
March 12, 2025
Microplastics and Reproductive Health: A Growing Concern
Scientists are investigating whether microplastic particles could be interfering with reproductive health.
CLEANR
CLEANR Teams with GKD on Development of a Disruptive Filtration System that Removes Microplastics from Washing-Machine Wastewater to Protect the Environment
U.S. venture and world-leading German mesh-manufacturer collaborate on a solution that captures more than 90% of microplastic fibers as small as 50-microns.
CLEANR
CLEANR Debuts Powerful New Washing Machine Filters to Help Stop the Largest Source of Microplastic Pollution from Entering the Environment
New nature-inspired filters consistently outperform the market in manufacturer-testing, are small enough to integrate without major changes, enables microplastics capture in under 30 seconds a week.
CLEANR
CLEANR Debuts Rapid Prototyping of its Microplastic-Filtering Technology for Washing Machine Manufacturers Using Formlabs’ Advanced 3D Printing Platform
Market-Disruptive Microplastic-Filtration Company Chosen as Early Adopter for 3D Printing Leader Formlabs’ New Automation Platform.
MICROPLASTICS
Microplastics Found in Human Breast Milk for the First Time
Studies find microplastics in breast milk, raising concerns about the effects of microplastics on human infants.
Microplastics Revealed in the Placentas of Unborn Babies.
MICROPLASTICS
All 10 placentas from a study contained microplastics.
MICROPLASTICS
How Do Microplastics and Microfibers Enter the Environment?
The largest source of microplastics may surprise you.
MICROPLASTICS
Microplastics Found in Human Blood for the First Time
Recent studies show that microplastics have been detected in human blood and urine samples.