Grist

Yes, disposable masks are made of plastic. And that’s a problem.

W. Aaron Vandiver is a writer, attorney, and wildlife conservationist. He is the author of the novel Under a Poacher’s Moon, released on February 1, 2022. An estimated 1.6 billion disposable masks ...
WAVY-TV

Toxins found in disposable plastic face masks may harm humans and the environment

SWANSEA, United Kingdom (StudyFinds.org) – Since the pandemic, the demand for disposable plastic face masks (DPFs) has soared. In 2020, production facilities, mainly in China, produced over 52 billion ...
Science News

Here’s how long it would take 100 worms to eat the plastic in one face mask

Insects rank high among humankind’s go-to creatures for strangeness: Think movie monster inspirations or extreme biophysics (SN: 11/7/22). So of course scientists have already started testing insect ...
Business Insider

The world is throwing away 3 million face masks every minute — and the growing mountain of waste is a toxic time bomb

Your browser does not support the video element. Your browser does not support the video element. Single-use masks have been the emblems of the pandemic era. Since ...