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The $60 laundry gadget helping arrest global pollution

A single laundry load containing synthetic clothing can release thousands of plastic microfibres. (Tracey Ferrier/AAP PHOTOS)

Global production of plastic has doubled since 2005 to more than 400 million tonnes a year and continues to skyrocket.

About half is for single-use items and less than 10 per cent is recycled, resulting in massive environmental pollution.

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