Le microplastiche che quotidianamente disperdiamo nel nostro pianeta sono una piaga invisibile, ma reale: si stima che in un anno ingeriamo l'equivalente di una carta di credito in microplastiche attraverso cibo, aria e acqua. Ognuno di noi può, cambiando leggermente le proprie abitudini, dare un contributo per arginare questo problema e pesare meno sul nostro ecosistema.
GUPPYFRIEND - washing machine net to block microplastics
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€27.76
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Le microplastiche che quotidianamente disperdiamo nel nostro pianeta sono una piaga invisibile, ma reale: si stima che in un anno ingeriamo l'equivalente di una carta di credito in microplastiche attraverso cibo, aria e acqua. Ognuno di noi può, cambiando leggermente le proprie abitudini, dare un contributo per arginare questo problema e pesare meno sul nostro ecosistema.
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The microplastics we release into our planet every day are an invisible but real plague: it's estimated that we ingest a credit card's worth of microplastics through food, air, and water every year. Each of us can, by slightly changing our habits, contribute to curbing this problem and reducing our impact on our ecosystem. This is why Cuore Lavabile, feeling even more responsible after creating CuorPad, wants to offer you the Guppyfriend laundry net: a German company that uses a special polyester yarn produced in Italy that serves as a net to trap microplastics during machine washing. This net measures 50x74cm and is intended for garments (including diapers and sanitary towels) that have polyester parts. Indeed, clothing yarns are generally composed of several twisted threads that rub together during washing and shed fragments (microplastics). The polyester used in the washing net, on the other hand, is a monofilament with special characteristics that prevent fragments from shedding. Studies conducted by the company through the German Textile Research Center DTNW, the Fraunhofer UMSICHT Institute, and the University of California at Santa Barbara, reveal a number of interesting things about how to best wash your fabric. First of all, a synthetic fabric left loose in the washing machine sheds a significantly higher percentage of microplastics (+86%) than one placed in a net. This is because the more the fibers rub, the more plastic fragments detach from the fabric. Therefore, a fabric placed in a net will also last longer than if left in the washing machine, but it has also been shown that the same happens with natural fabrics, so even placing them in a washing net will shed far fewer fibers, resulting in less deterioration and a longer lifespan. Since the bag could unbalance the spin cycle, it is recommended to either have two bags that rotate to maintain the balance, preventing the spin cycle from stopping, or to place natural fiber fillings such as clothes, towels, or sheets outside the net. Unfortunately, filtering systems are unable to trap microplastics because they are very small: on average, between 50 µm and 15 mm, and usually no thicker than 10 µm. Precisely for this reason, after the purification phases in conventional plants, a "sewage sludge" full of these fragments is produced, which is used as a natural fertilizer. Thus, through the soil and groundwater, microplastics end up on our tables. Not only that, microplastics also reach waterways due to overflowing sewer systems that collect all the unfiltered and untreated wastewater from our homes, including washing machine waste. The problem is serious: we are poisoning our earth, and those who will pay the price will be, above all, future generations: our children.
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