Origin
- Made in Vermont
Materials
- 100% Recycled Plastic
End of Life
- After years of use, you can easily recycle your Cora Ball by contacting us, or info@coraball.com to have it sent to their recycling center!
Earth Friendly Features
- According to studies by the University of Toronto, the Cora Ball catches 26% of microfibers per wash load on average. This helps to reduce the amount of non-biodegradeable fibers that make their way to our oceans!
- If 10% of US households use a Cora Ball, it can keep the plastic equivalent of over 30 million water bottles from washing into our public waterways every year... that's enough water bottles to reach from NYC to London!
Packaging
- Paperstock product tag
- Ships in packaging made from recycled content
- Shipping packaging is recyclable
Product Care
- To use, just toss it in your washer to start catching microfibers! Although Cora Ball is very gentle, we recommend washing delicates, fine fabrics, lace & tassels separately so they don't get caught in the Cora Ball.
- How fast you will see fuzz in your Cora Ball depends on water temperature, type of clothes, lifestyle, detergent type, and washer mode!
- To clean: when you can visibily see tangles of fibers & hairs, move the stalks of the Cora Ball to the side and pinch the tangles to pull them out easily. Dispose of fibers in your trash bin.
Additional Features
- Micro-fiber catching laundry ball stops microplastics, threads, and pollution from entering our waterways
- Made from 100% recycled materials and recyclable
- Easy to clean and lasts for years
Capacity
- For most homes, one Cora Ball will get the job done. For families or larger washing machines, we recommend up to 3 Cora Balls.
Returns
- Unused, unopened items in their original product packaging can be returned within 30 days
Warranty
- Unused, unopened items in their original product packaging can be returned within 30 days
Shipping Info
- Ships same business day!
Cora Ball
Microplastics or microfibers are the teeny tiny particles that are polluting our waterways at a concerning rate. Surprisingly enough, these particles most often originate from your washing machine. Clothing that contains synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester, rayon, acrylic, or spandex, are essentially plastic and shed particles each time we wash them! This microfiber pollution ends up being eaten by ocean animals and then, in turn, ends up on our plates. Cora Ball was founded by underwater archaeologist and marine scientist Rachel Miller and offers a human-scale solution to a global issue. Cora Ball is the first ever microfiber catching laundry ball. Inspired the way coral filters the ocean water from foreign particles, Cora Ball mimics that behaviour and catches all the bad microplastic particles from your clothing before they make it to the water. The ball works in any washing machine. You simply throw it in with your laundry and it will catch microfibers as well as hair to prevent them from flowing out with the drain water. Once the laundry is done, you clean Cora like you clean a hairbrush, taking out the bits of fuzz and putting them in the trash. The best part? The ball itself if made from 100% recycled plastic. So you can maximize your impact one laundry load at a time.
amberconway14 (verified owner) –
It’s hard to really tell if this is working or not, but it makes me feel better that I’m doing something at least, although I might just get a filter to attach to our washer instead.
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Kelsey Hilmes (verified owner) –
I prefer guppy bags but I like to use the cora ball when I can’t use the bags (like when washing items with metal buttons, zippers, etc that could puncture a bag). I’ve used it a few times and don’t see fibers yet but I know you don’t necessarily see them quickly.
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kryssi.mcdowall (verified owner) –
A coraball is great for what it is and it works just like it says it does. But it only takes roughly 30% of the microplastics from the wash. That’s better than nothing. But if you really want to stop microplastics, there are filters that attach to washing machines and take aroung 90% of the microplastics. I’ve since bought one of these and will give my coraball to a friend
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Kate (verified owner) –
I got this in December for Christmas and it’s now May and I think it’s mostly just catching my hair and bra straps. I never see anything else in there
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marialedger143 (verified owner) –
I’ve used this approximately 5 times and haven’t seen anything yet but I’m going to be patient!
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Kira Boyle –
I’ve been using it since I received the Kickstarter product (early 2018)? Finally got around to cleaning it for a second time today, and sure there’s some stuff in there, not I’m not sure it’s actually doing much of anything. I don’t own any wool sweaters, so maybe that’s why it doesn’t appear to be catching stuff for me. I’ve had clogged washer filters twice due to fuzz and dog hair, even whilst using the product (admittedly, one of those times was due to a sock). If it’s only meant to catch “microscopic” fibers, what is it really helping if the large fibers enter the waterways anyway? It’s a great idea for a product, and I really want to like it, I just don’t feel like it’s doing much. It holds up very well over the years though.
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cdebuhr5 (verified owner) –
Love the idea. Have used even with cat hair and have only found one hair. Lots in the dryer? Will continue to use. Have read could take 10-20 loads to see anything?
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Max Micozzi –
Hello Earth Hero, are you recommending allowing accumulation and does that mean to not rinse it all the time? Or how often? Thank you and looking forward to purchasing a Cora ball.
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