Cora Ball Catches Microfibers In The Laundry, So You Don’t Have To Eat Your Fleece If you eat seafood, you are most likely eating your synthetic clothing in the form of tiny microfibers that shed every time you do laundry. Microfibers are super tiny clothing particles, smaller than about 1/5 the diameter of a human hair, made from plastic and chemical covered non-plastics that come off of clothes and go down the drains of washing machines, through wastewater treatment facilities into waterways, making their way to our oceans. Marine animals of all sizes then eat these microfibers, thinking they are food, which travels up the food chain to our plates. How big is the problem? HUGE. It is the singe biggest threat facing our oceans. Trillions of microfiber pieces make their way to the oceans every time we do laundry. Just one fleece jacket can shed up to 250,000 pieces per garment, per wash. New York City alone could be sending 6.8 billion microfibers into the harbor everyday. The Organization Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation has found that out of 100 samples of water taken worldwide 90% contained microplastics, of which 89% were fibers and 11% plastic fragments. We are all contributing to the problem, but we can all become part of the solution. So what can be done, besides not purchasing synthetic clothing anymore (which we should all aim to do)? The Cora Ball, the first microfiber catching laundry ball is one innovative solution. All you have to do is add the ball to any washing machine while doing laundry. The ball swooshes around the laundry and picks up the small microfiber pieces and catches them in its stalks. All you have to do when you take it out of the washer or dryer is clean out the clumps of fuzz. The Cora Ball is currently running a Kickstarter campaign that has already raised over $180,000! This is one not to be missed. The Cora Ball is made from 100% recycled plastic and is made in Vermont. To support the campaign and get your Cora Ball go here: http://kck.st/2op1ea1 For more on the microfiber problem: http://rozaliaproject.org/stop-microfiber-pollution/
