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“With a lifespan of 450 years, these masks are an ecological timebomb given their lasting environmental consequences for our planet,” he wrote last month in a letter to Emmanuel Macron, calling on the French president to do more to address the environmental consequences of disposable masks.
Earlier this year the Hong Kong-based OceansAsia began voicing similar concerns, after a survey of marine debris in the city’s uninhabited Soko Islands turned up dozens of disposable masks.
'More masks than jellyfish': coronavirus waste ends up in ocean | Environment | The Guardian
Doesnt stop the rona, destroys the planet,,,,,,a double whammy of stupidity
Earlier this year the Hong Kong-based OceansAsia began voicing similar concerns, after a survey of marine debris in the city’s uninhabited Soko Islands turned up dozens of disposable masks.
'More masks than jellyfish': coronavirus waste ends up in ocean | Environment | The Guardian
Doesnt stop the rona, destroys the planet,,,,,,a double whammy of stupidity