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Washing machines cause 'microplastic' ocean pollution

Who knew? Much has been written about the Great Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean, where a Texas-size swill of plastic bags, bottles, wrappers and other debris floats. Now, scientists are finding that home washing machines seem to be a major source of "microplastic" ocean pollution.

Senh: There's gotta be a way to filter out those materials from clothes before they get to the oceans.

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