The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use masks, putting pressure on global plastic waste problems. Face masks are made from combination of several types of plastic. There ...
Masks saved an untold number of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now, the resulting plastic pollution from those masks is concerning scientists. A new study found that disposable face masks, or ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use masks, putting pressure on global plastic waste problems. A single face mask can release as many as 173,000 microfibres per day into ...