How does my clothes dryer’s lint catcher get so full, yet my clothes don’t fall apart? Where does all this lint come from?
In: Chemistry
As another aside… a lot of lint gets flushed out in the wash (but is not a fire/“dust” hazard like your dryer lint) and is so small it doesn’t get filtered out.
Significant quantities eventually end up in our waterways and synthetic fabrics (nylon, rayon, polyester…) are one source of the plastic microfibers being found in the ocean. (It ain’t the bags and straws.)
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