XF2 Commercial Washing Machine Microfibres Filtration Device

The industrial solution of our filtration technology has the same effective capture rates as our domestic filter, XF1, but is designed to be compatible at a commercial scale. Either by integrating XFilter directly into a commercial washing machine, or as a stand-alone unit that can be attached to a series of machines, or a whole laundry.

The system is designed with a self-cleaning mechanism to last 60 wash cycles before it needs to be emptied. It only takes a minute to dispose of the fibres from the collection tray which is then put back into the XFilter to continue to collect further fibre fragments.

We are working in partnership with Girbau to bring our commercial XFilter to the laundry market.

XFilter in the Antarctic

The British Antarctic Survey team are installing XFilter at their largest facility in the Antarctic, Rothera research station, to capture over 90% of microfibres from all washing machines at Admirals House where the overwintering team live during the coldest months of the year.

“In 2020, microplastic fibres were discovered on Everest, demonstrating that even the most remote locations are vulnerable to microplastic pollution. As we modernise Rothera Research Station, we are taking every practicable step to prevent the release of microplastic fibres onto the Antarctic peninsula and into the Southern Ocean.

At BAS we actually go well above the minimum required standard with an innovative wastewater treatment plant that has a rigorous effluent testing regime developed by me and other members of the estates team. It is important that we demonstrate that BAS operates at the highest of standards and this includes our wastewater treatment. If we can do so in a location as remote as Antarctica there is no excuse for poor standards of effluent release in the UK; a problem recently highlighted in news coverage preceding COP26.