Startup founder Max Pennington discusses CLEANR’s straw filter for reducing microplastics; medicine's Christopher Hine weighs in on microplastics in the body

Cleveland startup designs water bottle straw filter to reduce microplastics

Spectrum News: Max Pennington, co-founder of CLEANR, a startup launched at Case Western Reserve, discussed the company's new stainless-steel straw filter designed to reduce microplastics and other contaminants. Pennington said growing concerns about plastics—especially their potential impact on children’s health—are driving interest. Christopher Hine, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, discussed the effects of microplastics on the human body.