(a) Schematic illustration of a face mask disassembled into different parts; (b) FTIR and thermogravimetric curves of different parts of a face mask. A latest study published in Engineering presents a ...

BOCA RATON — A recent normal beach cleanup turned sour when two discarded face masks with algae sprouting on them washed up ashore on a beach in Boca Raton. “One of our volunteers found it and I was ...

Discarded face masks and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic has led to a sharp increase in pollution, particularly in coastal areas, environmental groups warn. Discarded personal protective ...

You’re out for your daily walk. You see a face mask on the ground. Few want to touch what has shielded someone’s potentially virus-laden breath. So there it lies until it blows away—and that elemental ...

Not only has the coronavirus pandemic impacted the way we live, but it's also changed the way we litter.Brothers Danny Eisawy, 11, and Jojo Eisawy, 9, have been picking up trash around their ...

The face masks worn and discarded during the COVID-19 pandemic have an uncertain fate. Their physical damage to the environment and potential to trap organisms in ecosystems are significant concerns, ...

US-based company Terra­Cycle offers a zero waste box that businesses or community groups can use to collect used safety equipment and protective gear including face masks. The company’s head of global ...

Researchers in Australia and China have devised a way to transform mountains of pandemic‑era polypropylene (PP) face‑mask waste into a nanocomposite film that conducts heat like metal and blocks ...