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.

Max Pennington, David Dillman, and Chip Miller, the Co-Founders of CLEANR.

CLEANR has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2026 – Energy & Green Tech list, recognizing the company’s work to address microplastic pollution at its source.

Founders Max Pennington, Chip Miller, and David Dillman were selected for their efforts to tackle laundry-driven microplastic pollution through washing machine filtration technology. Clothing and textiles are a leading source of microplastics, shedding fibers with every wash and sending them into waterways and ecosystems.

Forbes highlighted CLEANR’s approach to capturing 90%+ of microplastics before they reach rivers, lakes, and oceans, underscoring the growing need for practical solutions that reduce pollution upstream.

Being named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list is an exciting milestone for the team and a meaningful validation of the work underway to make everyday systems cleaner and more sustainable.

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About CLEANR

CLEANR builds best-in-class microplastic filters for washing machines that effortlessly remove the largest source of microplastics into the environment. Its technology, VORTX, represents a breakthrough in filtration, with a patent-pending design that is inspired by nature and proven to outperform conventional filtration technologies by over 300%. The company is building a platform filter technology that enables product manufacturers and business customers to materially reduce their microplastic emissions from impacted in-bound and out-bound fluid streams, including residential and commercial washing machine wastewater, in-home water systems, wastewater treatment, textile manufacturing effluents, industrial wastewater, and other sources. www.cleanr.life