A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibers from nylon, acrylic and ...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WNDU) - On Monday morning, the Whirlpool Foundation and The Washing Machine Project announced they have partnered together to take on what they’re calling the “global washing ...

The future of bathing is here, and it looks like a high-tech escape pod from a sci-fi movie. Science Inc., a tech company ...

Japanese company Science is commercially producing its Mirai Ningen Sentakuki – Human Washing Machine of the Future – after an overwhelming response at the Osaka-Kansai Expo this year. Only 50 models ...

A Global Problem: The research suggests that up to 50% of the world's population, around 4 billion people, rely on washing clothes by hand. This burden is most concentrated in low and middle income ...

Imagine washing clothes by hand for up to 20 hours each week. This is a reality for more than 5 billion people worldwide. In remote villages and settlements — many lacking electricity or running water ...

A 'human washing machine' that can clean a person from head to toe has gone on sale in Japan. This jet-fighter cockpit-shaped pod uses powerful jets of bubbles to blast the skin clean of dirt and ...

Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Foundation has partnered with international grassroots organization, The Washing Machine Project, to deliver washing machines to people in low-income and displaced ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / March 14, 2025 / For millions around the world, washing clothes is a physically demanding and time-consuming task. Navjot Sawhney, founder of The Washing Machine ...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Foundation and The Washing Machine Project won the gold award for Best Employee Engagement Initiative at the 2025 Engage for Good Halo ...