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• Size: 30 inches x 20 inches
• Material: 100% FDA approved food-grade polyamide
• Packaging: 100% recycled and recyclable paper
The Microplastics Filtering Washing Bag
Microplastics are tiny fibers shed by synthetic fabrics when washed. These fibers make their way into our waterways, rivers and oceans where they harm our environment and aquatic life.
Microplastics are tiny fibers shed by synthetic fabrics when washed. These fibers make their way into our waterways, rivers and oceans where they harm our environment and aquatic life.
After a few laundry cycles, you’ll notice fibers collecting in the corners of your Yemojá. Don’t rinse these out! Upon request, we provide a postage-paid mailer, so you can send the fibers to us for recycling.
After a few laundry cycles, you’ll notice fibers collecting in the corners of your Yemojá. Don’t rinse these out! Upon request, we provide a postage-paid mailer, so you can send the fibers to us for recycling.
Yemojá catches and filters all fibers and particles larger than 50 microns. To put that into perspective, a single grain of table salt is 300 microns in diameter and the diameter of an average human hair is 70 microns.
Yemojá catches and filters all fibers and particles larger than 50 microns. To put that into perspective, a single grain of table salt is 300 microns in diameter and the diameter of an average human hair is 70 microns.
All clothing sheds when washed, no matter its origin.
Synthetic fabrics like fleece, polyester and spandex are made from small plastic fibers. The fibers are woven into textiles and constructed into everything from activewear to blankets to stuffed animals. When washed, these garments shed plastic fibers that end up in our water supply, rivers and oceans where they do untold damage to our planet’s wildlife.
These microplastics, ingested by fish, crustaceans, and other aquatic life, circulate through their bodies and can end up on our dinner plates and even in out own bodies as a result.
The problem? Plastic can take hundreds of years to decompose.
Yemojá is a washing bag made from very fine nylon mesh that lets water and detergent pass through, but captures those plastic bits that naturally shed each time you wash your garment.
After several washings, you’ll begin to notice lint building up inside the corners and crevices of Yemojá—that means it’s working!
Keep it! Notify us when you have a meaningful amount saved up and we’ll send a postage-paid mailer in which to send us your collected microplastics. We’ll recycle it!
No! Yemojá is made from food-grade, monofilament nylon 6 (polyamide). Unlike polyester and other synthetic materials, which are made from polyfilament fibers, single-strand monofilament fiber is stronger and doesn't shed. Monofilament fiber is like a fishing line: super fine, super strong—nearly unbreakable—but hard and plasticy to the touch. Garments made from polyfilament fibers are like your favorite plush throw or activewear.
