'Each washing cycle releases 7L microplastic fibres'
According to a UK-based research, each cycle of a washing machine may release over 7,00,000 microplastic fibres into the environment. These microplastic particles, when injected into marine life, poison the food chain by disrupting their digestive tracts. Scientists found acrylic clothes released the most with about 7,30,000 particles per wash, around five times more than polyester-cotton fabric.