Max Pennington

Catching Microplastics at the #1 Source - Washing Machines, Co-Founder & CEO | CLEANR, CWRU | Class of 2022, Madeira HS | Class of 2018

[Impakt CEO (Winston) - Get paid while getting fit. @winstonzin]

We've all heard about microplastics.

But few know about its more toxic derivative:

Nanoplastics.

Scientists say they can reach human blood, cells, and even unborn babies.

Here are 7 ways to protect yourself (bookmark this): 🧵

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@winstonzin Check out CLEANR for Washing Machines. Available for pre-order now. Effective and user friendly. Capturing 90%+ of microplastics with less than 30 seconds of maintenance per week

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@DusanMateric Any correlation investigated based on what they recently ate or drank?

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@hubermanlab @rorrawater Pretty cool. Do you know what their nanofiber cartridge is made from? Surprised it doesn’t need to pump thru like RO filters

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@ChrisWillx Writing down the thing isn’t doing the thing… love that

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@natfriedman @bobaguys Great to see the continued progress! Love this work.

Think you’d be shocked as well to see how much plastic is coming out of your washing machine

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@ChrisWillx @foundmyfitness Yes. And they’re coming mostly out of your washing machine…

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@DusanMateric What is the media ? Air, water, other?

[no plastic, no problem. - fighting microplastics @noplastic_np]

This is the kind of research we need to better understand microplastic and nanoplastic breakdown rates

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@craigbrockie Would love to send you a CLEANR! Hitting the market later this year - we should connect

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@craigbrockie We need to catch the primary microplastics at the source. Would love to see microplastic filters for washing machines added to your solution list

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@therawhuni Next just need to use a CLEANR for your washing machine :)

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@jwmares Glad you are investigating and taking action

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@zeiss_micro @PlanktonPundit Agreed 👍

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@thekatfu The fibers are pervasive. I bet a lot of them coming right from our clothing into the air and right from our washing machines into the water

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Great collaboration! Excited to see CLEANR for Washing Machines validated to remove 90%+ of microplastics emitted from washing machine wastewater down to 50-microns in size.

[Shaw Institute @ShawInstitute]

We are happy to report that we have validated CLEANR's microplastic filter for washing machines and certified it to be over 90% efficient: https://t.co/c0I9LlNjB6

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@zeiss_micro @PlanktonPundit Check this one out 😳 this is what our filter captures after a few loads of laundry

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Time to make a change.

[CLEANR @CLEANRlife]

Doing laundry shouldn’t cost us our health. 🫀

Washing machines are the #1 source of microplastic pollution. 👕

CLEANR is stopping this at the source. The solution is coming. Stay tuned. 🌎

#Microplastics #PlasticPollution #Innovation #Sustainability

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Scary sight

[Dr Richard Kirby @PlanktonPundit]

Awful sight of plastic microfibers in my plankton sample today. Just 2mm long, they form a deadly, zooplankton trapping, drift net that is likely to be eaten by fish to enter the food chain. The scale of this problem cannot be underestimated. @zeiss_micro