CWRU startup CLEANR launches microplastic filter for home washers

May 16, 2025
Joe Scalzo
Crain's Cleveland

Case Western Reserve startup CLEANR will deliver its first consumer filters on World Ocean Day, June 8 — bringing the technology beyond campuses for the first time.

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CLEANR began as a simple idea from three Case Western Reserve engineering students: help people clean the planet while they clean their clothes.

Now, they’re putting their microplastic-filtering device in the hands of everyday consumers — the first step in a bigger plan to get the technology built into every washing machine.

CLEANR is set to deliver its first consumer filters on World Ocean Day, June 8 — bringing the technology beyond campuses for the first time. The filter, which costs $249.99, attaches to all washing machine makes and models. The filter takes less than 15 minutes to set up and less than 30 seconds a week to maintain.

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