Laundry wastewater contains not only detergent but also contains fabric fibres and threads. Microplastic fibres have been discovered as a potential source of microplastic fibres in synthetic clothing washed in the environment. To reduce microplastic concentration in wastewater, many approaches have been developed. Electrocoagulation is one of them. Using both synthetic microplastics and laundry wastewater samples, this study examined the performance of electrocoagulation methods to remove microplastics. The flocculation and deposition mechanisms remove microplastic fibre. This research was set up by using a reactor with a volume of 1 L, 60 V of voltage and 60 minutes of contact time. Electrical current of 5A and 10A was applied to remove microplastic fibres during electrocoagulation (EC). The removal efficiency of polyester fibre was 55-68 per cent for 60 minutes with a current of 5A and 42-85 per cent for 60 minutes with a current of 10A. Polyamide fibre removal efficiency in 60 minutes is 53 per cent to 74 per cent at 5A current and 57 per cent to 72 per cent at 10A current. According to this study, it can be concluded that EC can remove microplastic fibre from laundry effluent.

Oil and grease are organic contaminants that are detrimental to the environment. The high concentration of oil and grease can cause clogging in the sewer. Clogged sewers can deteriorate sanitary conditions. Adsorption is one technique to reduce oil and grease concentration in wastewater. Adsorption using natural resources can overcome the high cost of commercial activated carbon. Sewage sludge has potential as raw material for activated carbon because of the high carbon content. The studies aim to investigate the capability of activated carbon derived from sewage sludge to remove oil and grease from restaurant wastewater. The studies were carried out in the batch experiment. Adsorbent dosage ranged from 2-6 g/L, and a contact time range of 5-45 minutes was performed in the experiment. Sewage sludge was chemically activated using KOH 4M and physically activated at a temperature of 700°C for 60 minutes. The result shows that the optimum adsorbent dosage and contact time are 4 g/L and 25 minutes, respectively. The highest adsorption capacity of sewage sludge to remove oil and grease was 63.75 mg/g. Under observed data, the adsorption fit the second-pseudo-order, and Langmuir isotherm indicated that the adsorption process was chemisorption.