Jamie Hailstone is a UK-based reporter, who covers sustainability, focussing on pollution, the circular economy and calls for healthier cities. He’s covered electric school buses, air quality and plastic pollution in the oceans. Previously, Hailstone was editor of Environment Journal Online and Air Quality News.
The U.K. climate tech company Matter has joined forces with Europe’s leading washing machine manufacturer to launch a microfiber filter device for the home.
It can also even be easily retrofitted to an existing washing machine regardless of the manufacturer or age of the machine. Root added pollution is a key issue, which crosses geographical borders and will have a huge impact not just on this generation, but on future generations to come. Root said it also has a self-cleaning system, which can go up to six weeks without needing to be emptiedHe added the team at Matter is now looking to scale up further and looking to work with partners in the textile supply chain to begin retrofitting their facilities with industrial filter technology.
Matter completed a successful $10m series A funding round last year with participation from S2G Ventures, SOUNDwaves and Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Consumer ClimateTech fund Regeneration.VC.
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