Coronavirus face masks that end up in the sea will take 450 years to degrade, marine conservation group warns

Wearing a face mask has become part of our daily routine, one of the preventive measures people have adopted worldwide to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.But what may be good for our health may not be so healthy for the planet. A Hong Kong-based marine conservation organisation says single-use surgical masks pose a huge environmental threat, estimating 1.56 billion will have entered the oceans in 2020.In a report released this week, OceansAsia says discarded face masks will result in an…

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