Your washing machine releases hundreds of grams of microplastics a year — a new filter removes 99% of them

Your washing machine releases hundreds of grams of microplastics a year — a new filter removes 99% of them

Your laundry is shedding more than just lint. Washing machine wastewater is one of the top sources of microplastics, with a single unit in a four-person household producing up to 500 grams a year as synthetic fabrics break down. Those pesky particles — smaller than a grain of rice — make their way into everything … Read more

I drank 30 bottles of booze and snorted 3.5 grams of cocaine a night — then I turned my life around

I drank 30 bottles of booze and snorted 3.5 grams of cocaine a night — then I turned my life around

A woman who spent years “addicted to cocaine” and would drink up to 30 bottles of booze a night has turned her life around – and says she is proof anyone can get clean. Charlene Chandler, now 36, snorted three-and-a-half grams of the Schedule II drug daily for 22 years – as well as smoking … Read more