From field to compost: French firm develops hemp face masks

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WATCH: A French firm is pitching hemp masks as a way to reduce plastic waste from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose

LEZINNES, France - In a factory in rural France, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe’s first compostable face mask.

“It’s heresy not to ban polyethylene products, materials that are shipped to all corners of the world. Use local agricultural materials,” Frédéric Roure, founding president of Geochanvre, told Reuters TV.The mask’s lining includes a corn blend for comfort and the elastic band is recyclable.

 

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How about, turn off the TV, burn the muzzle, live your life how you want?

This is actually an iq test. Wear it and you failed.

Support slow fashion and ethical stores! I have fitted fabric re-usable masks as an option for the planet as well! ☮️

Do we smoke it when when it needs changing?

What is the guarantee that the compost from these used masks will be Coronavirus free.

looks like a coffee filter

What a great idea 💚 JuliaBradbury

And as effective as wearing a turd on your face as far as protecting from any virus goes. Stop the BS. Do not wear a mask. Stop showing your submission.

Y protege igual que una KN95

El pulpo escapa de un recipiente cerrado con tapa a rosca y una mascarilla lo asesina

Weed is always the solution

What a great idea!!!!

Hemp could do a large part in saving our planet, if they’d just let that become a thing. But it would put a bunch of other, less-green industries out of business. So of course that won’t happen. Our priorities are so out of whack it makes my brain cry.

“Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.” ― Alexander the Great

How to die from allergies step 2 put your Poison in the face and breath throw it 😒

hemp ? for clothing ? who knew ? amazing ! next thing you know you will tell us you can make rope from it, bricks from it and it grows everywhere without special treatment.

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You can't disinfect hemp as effectively as the normal masks. You'll be breathing bacteria.

It looks great - the design could fit better around the nose but this is something I've been waiting for.

Great news, I was waiting for this!

Sounds good should make people relax. How long before it gives you the munchies 😉

A three layers fabric that are compostable are equally effective and compostable. As per Harvard University document, two layers of silk is as effective as N95 that are natural fibers. Hemp is also a natural fibers.

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Interesting, but 1) how comfortable is breathing under this mask for several hours? 2) how effectiv is the filter?

A great idea if filtration matches other masks!

Mask do not work

They don’t work and give you the lab created virus from Wuhan. N95 or nothing

N95?

Environmental decision!

masks are bad for the planet, more plastic waste, dump the mask

So 'they' said it'll protect you? Has that been tested?

We are doomed, are we ever going to make progress. We deal with plastic bags and now masks are littering the streets, seas and landfill. Humanity are the virus. Our planet needs us to bugger off and leave it well alone to recuperate.

Islamophobia in France.

Brilliant

This is the kind of thing Europeans would like, but I'm not sure there's a huge problem with polluting the oceans.

Who cares? The planet is billions of years old. A few centuries is the blink of an eye.

Tem com cheirinho a mijo, a rosas, etc... E....NÃO, NÃO tem com cheiro a AR PURO!

That's a lovely initiative

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