A disposed mask on a sidewalk in Singapore. /CGTN
Lockdowns, restrictions on travel, and a fall in industrial production due to the COVID-19 outbreak, has slashed air pollution levels across the globe. Social media is abuzz with pictures of clean skies and green landscapes - which almost seemed unimaginable even till six months ago.
But hidden between those pictures are social media posts about littered masks, gloves and other personal protection gear, dumped on sidewalks, outside grocery stores and near water bodies by the general public.
One of the biggest necessities in the fight against COVID-19 has been Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - not just for the healthcare workers but also ordinary people at large. Unfortunately, the unprecedented use of PPEs - most of which contain certain plastic material, is setting the stage for a global plastic waste management crisis.
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