Microplastics in the Great Lakes are an increasing concern for the health of our waters, the creatures that live there, and the 14.5 million Ontarians who rely on them for their drinking water.
The most common type of microplastic, microfibers, shed from our clothes into washing machines, which release, per load, anywhere from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of microfibers into our waterways.
To help stop microfibers from leaching into our ecosystems, I reintroduced my bill that if passed, would require manufacturers to equip washing machines with a microfilter, which studies show reduce 87% of microfibers from ending in washing machine wastewater.
We can and must address microfiber pollution now. For our planet, for ourselves, and for future generations to come.
Please fill out the form below to send a message to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Premier Doug Ford, and your local MPP to demand they stop microfibers from entering our waterways!