Like other forms of plastic, PPE is a threat to marine life. Entanglement in masks, microplastic ingestion and entrapment by the fingers of medical gloves are just a few of the issues PPE ...

The majority of this waste was found on land, but 37% of Ocean Conservancy's clean-up crews reported finding trashed PPE in waterways. This has the potential to be extremely damaging to lakes ...

Surge in plastic waste caused by COVID-19 pandemic 01:53. The world has been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year and a half, and a new study shows that in the process, Earth's ...

Researchers at India’s University of Petroleum and Energy Studies say they’ve identified a way to turn unprecedented amounts of disposed personal protective equipment (PPE) plastic into ...

The project, which will run for two years, will turn plastic protective equipment into pyrolysis oil, which could then be refined to make new commercial products. This could include fuels or new PPE.

(WCIV) — Plastic pollution is nothing new, but the pandemic has new litter popping up around the Lowcountry. Single-use plastics can be found nearly everywhere, and PPE is now part of the problem.

Hundreds of tonnes of plastic personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and gloves could be recycled as part of a new waste-reduction project. Since the start of the pandemic, about 8.4 ...

Despite the risks of plastic pollution, Hoellein said he thinks the environmental impact of PPE is not the only thing people should consider. “We can encourage people to wear cloth masks or ...

The Plastic Free PPE REELshield is priced at 50p an item. It is made from responsibly-sourced paper, the headband, and cellulose extracted from woodpulp, the visor.

Discarded face masks could be melted down and recycled to help tackle plastic pollution. It is estimated 129 billion single-use face masks are used monthly around the world, with 55 million a day ...

In early 2020, as the United States and the rest of the world were coming to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that there was a growing need for personal protective equipment, or PPE.

Environmentalist found 171 items of PPE in one hour while picking up litter in Cornwall ‘This has been the first time I have been legitimately frightened by PPE pollution,’ environmental ...