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Two Sustainability Students See Opportunity Hidden in Laundry-Induced Microplastic Pollution

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  • published date: 2026-04-03 16:20:58 UTC

Students and faculty at Columbia’s M.S. in Sustainability Management and Sustainability Science programs turned cutting-edge research on microplastics into Moby Filter, a sustainability startup tackling laundry-induced pollution at its source.

Federal agencies took a major step on microplastics this week. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated them as an emerging priority for future drinking water oversight, and the Department… [+11636 chars]