{"id":22720,"date":"2025-07-24T16:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22720"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:06:56","slug":"merkley-levin-call-for-curbing-plastic-microfiber-pollution-from-laundry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-levin-call-for-curbing-plastic-microfiber-pollution-from-laundry\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley, Levin Call for Curbing Plastic Microfiber Pollution from Laundry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) today introduced the&nbsp;<em>Fighting Fibers Act of 2025 <\/em>to address one of the most significant sources of microfiber pollution<strong>:<\/strong> our laundry. Scientists estimate millions of tons of microfibers enter the ocean every year, which makes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30803634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">textiles the largest known source of marine microplastic pollution<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to plastics, most of us have been taught the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. The sinister reality is the three Bs: buried, burned, and borne out to sea, as dangerous chemicals poison our soil, air, and water,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cMicroplastic pollution harms human health and our environment, and the <em>Fighting Fibers Act<\/em>&nbsp;is a simple fix to help consumers address the pollution from their clothes that is driving our global plastics crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMicrofibers pose a serious threat to our waterways, oceans, and food supply and can ultimately end up in our bodies leading to serious health complications. Preventing them from entering our ecosystems is important to health and safety,\u201d <strong>dijo Levin.<\/strong> \u201cThis bill provides a simple, targeted solution that offsets the environmental and health impacts of microfibers by stopping them in laundry cycles before they can enter our waters and bodies. I thank Sen. Merkley for his partnership on this bill, and I look forward to advancing it through the legislative process.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>El&nbsp;<em>Fighting Fibers Act<\/em> has two main components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensuring washing machines include microfiber filtration, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requiring future research on the impact of microfibers on human health and the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El\u00a0<em>Fighting Fibers Act<\/em>\u00a0is supported by Ocean Conservancy and The 5 Gyres Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMicrofibers are the most common type of microplastic pollution in our ocean and environment and have made their way everywhere from our drinking water to our blood streams. The scale and urgency of this crisis demand immediate action, and adding microfiber filters to washing machines is a common-sense and cost-effective solution available today to address this crisis. We applaud Senator Merkley and Representative Levin for championing the <em>Fighting Fibers Act of 2025<\/em> to protect our ocean and our communities from dangerous microplastics,\u201d <strong>dicho<\/strong> <strong>Dr. Anja Brandon, Director, Plastics Policy, Ocean Conservancy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMicroplastics are a pervasive threat to our environment and human health, and microfibers from clothing are a significant source of this pollution. A single load of laundry can release up to 18 million microfibers, but washing machine filters can capture up to 90% of them before they enter the environment. This is a proven, cost-effective, and science-based solution&nbsp;to the microplastics crisis, and we applaud Senator Merkley and Congressman Levin for their leadership in introducing the <em>Fighting Fibers Act of 2025<\/em>,\u201d <strong>said Paulita Bennett-Martin, Senior Strategist of Policy Initiatives, The 5 Gyres Institute.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Merkley is a long-time leader and fierce advocate for tackling the plastic pollution crisis. As former Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-chairs-senate-hearing-examining-the-environmental-and-climate-damage-of-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">held a first-of-its-kind series of hearings<\/a>&nbsp;investigating plastic production and pollution. His hearings examined:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-to-chair-hearing-examining-environmental-climate-damage-from-plastics\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KiQ_K8yvy9YDabxIKwrykP_cJ5Sxn4JyueBVWb4IE3aJlP9kI5lJqCI1j8nTrZSNRy0HXYYaMuXizQbFy_vCNgW9oYWzf1-eGDcQNpSJEAs$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Da\u00f1os ambientales y clim\u00e1ticos causados por los pl\u00e1sticos.<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/merkley-hearing-to-examine-impacts-of-plastic-on-environmental-justice-communities__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KiQ_K8yvy9YDabxIKwrykP_cJ5Sxn4JyueBVWb4IE3aJlP9kI5lJqCI1j8nTrZSNRy0HXYYaMuXizQbFy_vCNgW9oYWzf1-eGDcQeasyZGg$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impactos de los pl\u00e1sticos en las comunidades de justicia ambiental.<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-continues-plastics-hearings-by-focusing-on-expanding-refill-and-reuse-infrastructure\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KiQ_K8yvy9YDabxIKwrykP_cJ5Sxn4JyueBVWb4IE3aJlP9kI5lJqCI1j8nTrZSNRy0HXYYaMuXizQbFy_vCNgW9oYWzf1-eGDcQ2TwrxAI$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sistemas de reutilizaci\u00f3n y recarga<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-to-chair-hearing-examining-beverage-container-waste\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KiQ_K8yvy9YDabxIKwrykP_cJ5Sxn4JyueBVWb4IE3aJlP9kI5lJqCI1j8nTrZSNRy0HXYYaMuXizQbFy_vCNgW9oYWzf1-eGDcQi5ImLhg$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">residuos de envases de bebidas<\/a>, y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-continues-plastics-hearings-by-focusing-on-expanding-refill-and-reuse-infrastructure\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!KiQ_K8yvy9YDabxIKwrykP_cJ5Sxn4JyueBVWb4IE3aJlP9kI5lJqCI1j8nTrZSNRy0HXYYaMuXizQbFy_vCNgW9oYWzf1-eGDcQ2TwrxAI$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Desaf\u00edos del consumidor para el reciclaje.<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout July, Merkley is leading the charge to spotlight the harms of plastic pollution on our air, water, and soil. He introduced a Congressional resolution to designate July as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-whitehouse-doggett-join-forces-to-call-for-plastic-pollution-action-in-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mes de acci\u00f3n contra la contaminaci\u00f3n pl\u00e1stica<\/a> and the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-bynum-scott-steube-highlight-dangers-of-microplastics-with-new-bipartisan-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Microplastics Safety Act<\/em><\/a> to better understand the threat of microplastics to human health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texto completo de la&nbsp;<em>Fighting Fibers Act<\/em>&nbsp;can be found by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fighting-Fibers-Act-of-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) today introduced the&nbsp;Fighting Fibers Act of 2025 to address one of the most significant sources of microfiber pollution: our laundry. Scientists estimate millions of tons of microfibers enter the ocean every year, which makes&nbsp;textiles the largest known source of marine microplastic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":18846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[133],"class_list":["post-22720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-plastic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Merkley, Levin Call for Curbing Plastic Microfiber Pollution from Laundry - Merkley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-levin-call-for-curbing-plastic-microfiber-pollution-from-laundry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Merkley, Levin Call for Curbing Plastic Microfiber Pollution from Laundry - Merkley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Washington, D.C. \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) today introduced the&nbsp;Fighting Fibers Act of 2025 to address one of the most significant sources of microfiber pollution: our laundry. 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