Single use personal protective equipment is significantly adding to the already serious plastic pollution crisis, experts have warned.
An estimated 194 billion disposable masks and gloves are being used worldwide every month as a result of theMost single use PPE is made from a variety of plastics, including polypropylene, polyethylene and vinyl.Volunteers across the UK have seen a"massive" rise in the amount of littering on high streets, beaches and in canals and rivers as a result of single use masks, according to Friends of the Earth.
Disposable plastic masks that end up at sea could take up to 450 years to fully decompose and leave the marine ecosystem, according to Waste Free Oceans, which says it collects and recycles marine litter by collaborating with fishermen and businesses.Even when disposed of correctly, it is claimed PPE cannot be recycled, as it is considered medical waste.
It ends up either in landfill, or being incinerated, which can lead to toxic fumes and contributes to climate change.
Amazing how UK Gov justified not wearing masks to avoid the pressures on availability for NHS staff, now they're everywhere with demand at its highest
Good I don’t care government force us to wear them
Yeah damn those face masks getting out their packets and throwing themselves on the ground!
Good..... the knock on effect of wearing a mask... it’s really going to help isn’t it!!!
Of course because the idiots who wear them don’t have the common sense to think ‘oh let me dispose of this mask safely” rather than letting the mask end up in the stomach of some whale.
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