When was the last time you cleaned your washing machine filter? Rest assured that you're not alone if your answer is somewhere between "never" and "Does my washer even have a filter?" While you may ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a dirty little secret lurking in your laundry. A single load of laundry sends 15 million microfibers through our waterways. Microfibers are tiny little strands of plastic that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Damian Lugowski / Getty Images Even if you have your laundry routine down to a science, you might not even know that your washing ...

washing machine. (Photo by: Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The U.K. climate tech company Matter has joined forces with Europe’s leading washing machine manufacturer to launch a ...

The average American consumes roughly one credit card’s worth of plastic each week. While this sounds disgusting, there’s a simple solution: Washington state ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this guide, we’ll explain why your washing machine filter matters, if and how often you should clean it, and how to do so ...

Even if you have your laundry routine down to a science, you might not even know that your washing machine has a lint trap—much less that it requires regular cleaning. But, much like your dryer’s lint ...