When it comes to stopping microfibers from washing off your clothes and into our waterways, using a washing bag or simply not buying clothes that don’t shed microfibers is the best thing you can do. Unfortunately, for many consumers, taking these precautions is already too much work. Enter the Cora Ball, a simple solution you can throw into your washing machine that traps errant microfibers before they escape down the water drain. After researching the natural filtering abilities of coral in the sea, the team designed the Cora Ball with the ability to collect microfibers in each load. This allows the microplastics to accumulate into visible fuzz that can be kept from going down the drain. With this in mind, the company estimates that “If 10% of US households use a Cora Ball, we can keep the plastic equivalent of over 30 million water bottles from washing into our public waterways every year. That is enough water bottles to reach from New York City to London.” To make the Cora Ball even more sustainable, it’s made from diverted or recycled rubber that is completely recyclable. Plus, it’s suitable for all types of washing machines and has proven durability with an expected life cycle of over five years.
This little gadget stops microfibers from going down the washing machine drain
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