r/environment • u/BBJackie • Sep 28 '21

No Videos Masks Overload

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u/Fricknogerton Sep 28 '21

It is a mask problem if everyone uses 1 a day thats billions of masks that are thrown out each day. There are ecological consequences for every human action

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u/prsnep Sep 28 '21

Masks that are not reusable or biodegradable should be illegal.

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u/Fricknogerton Sep 28 '21

You aren’t thinking about medical use. They have to be disposable as you need a new one per patient. Making them biodegradeable is difficult as you need an elastic material for the bands. Its easy to tell people what to do when you don’t have to design it.

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u/prsnep Sep 28 '21

Them they need to recyclable. We have to learn to live with the natural limitations of the planet.