plastic particles. and the residues can simply be removed after a few wash cycles or you can fit your washing machine with a special filter currently the fibers from millions of washing machines across the world are flowing into our sees. the antarctic research as didn t find any plastic trash floating in the ocean but they found micro plastic fibers in every single water sample they talk. visible or not litter in the world s oceans is a huge problem. how can we prevent micro plastic particles from entering waterways like the rhine river. researchers in switzerland think of upgrading sewage plants could be the answer. roberto fry is the to.