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Recycling mountains of pandemic masks Used to curb the spread of COVID-19, face masks are exacerbating another pandemic: plastic pollution AFP, PAR Researchers in Australia want to transform single-use masks into road material. In the US, the protective gear is recycled into benches. And in France, they are reborn as floor carpets for cars. Used to curb the spread of COVID-19, masks are exacerbating another pandemic: plastic pollution. Around 129 billion disposable masks are used every month around the world, according to the American Chemical Society. A nurse takes a bag of used protective face masks out of a designated recycling bin for used masks last month at the Saint-Antoine hospital in Paris. ....
Researchers in Australia want to transform single-use Covid masks into road material. In the United States, the protective gear is recycled into benches. And in France, they are reborn as floor carpets for cars. Used to curb the spread of Covid-19, masks are exacerbating another pandemic: plastic pollution. Around 129 billion disposable masks are used every month around the world, according to the American Chemical Society. Made out of polypropylene plastic material, elastic and metal, used masks are usually thrown out in garbage bins, destined for landfills, or incinerated. They are also littering streets, rivers and oceans, harming wildlife. But researchers and companies are looking for ways to put masks to good use, though it is not a very profitable venture at the moment. ....
Close An estimated 129 billion single-use face masks are disposed of around the world every month, according to the American Chemical Society. That number is a lot to add to the current problems in plastic pollution. Disposable face masks used to prevent transmission of diseases, particularly COVID-19 in this time of the pandemic, is made of elastic and metallic polypropylene plastic material that is thrown in the trash after use and ends up in landfills. Florida News Times reported that many of these masks are also often seen cluttered on the streets, bodies of water, such as seas, oceans, and rivers, and could also harm the wildlife. ....
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