What product to use? How often ? What objects could damage it? Maintaining your washing machine can quickly become a daunting task. Indeed, some products can degrade it and cause malfunctions. Discover in our slideshow below the objects that you can put in your drum to sanitize your washing machine.
On June 1, 2023, the French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer) alerted in a study of the toxic waste discharged by your washing machine. Indeed, if your clothes come out clean, this is not the case with your washing machine. The latter releases microfibers every year that can be ingested by other living organisms.
The Ifremer survey reveals that 2 million tonnes of microfibers are discharged into the oceans. Among those responsible, we find “domestic washing, the textile industries or even fishing nets and ropes”. The water discharged by your washing machine is therefore very polluting. This waste can then affect the health of marine organisms. One of the main victims of your washing machines is none other than the oyster.
“Scientists have also observed that natural fibers generate inflammation of the digestive walls of these filtering organisms and affect their immune system more significantly than synthetic fibers”, explains the study. In small or large quantities, these microfibers are a real danger to the health of these living beings. Indeed, “we did not observe more effects on oysters exposed to high or low concentrations of microfibers. This suggests that a low environmental dose is sufficient to trigger effects on their health”, says Camille Détrée , lecturer in biology at the University of Caen-Normandy.
To prevent your washing machine from rejecting so many microfibers, you can discover in our slideshow below the objects to put in it to maintain it, offered by Maison et Travaux and Planet.
