What about the disposal of all these anti-Covid masks and gloves?

Hello guys,

haven't you wondered yet what happens to all these tons of single-use masks and gloves that have been used every day for the last months all over the world? 

Where do they end up? How are they disposed of?

Well, it seems that no one really thought about it yet!!

They are washed away in our seas and oceans, creating more pollution in our waters. Plastic in the oceans was a big problem before this pandemic, now it seems we are achieving the point of no return.

Shouldn't we think about our wellbeing in long term too?

Not sure where we are heading as every day there are new rules and regulations put in place that cause lots of confusions among us, but definitely we have to consider the consequences of our choices.

Protecting our environment is not of secondary importance.

What do you think?

For further reading:

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-face-masks-gloves-and-other-coronavirus-waste-are-polluting-ocean

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/ppe-masks-gloves-coronavirus-ocean-pollution/

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/08/more-masks-than-jellyfish-coronavirus-waste-ends-up-in-ocean

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-53287940

MD HOSTELS PREMIUM ECO LUXURY

Hi Friends,

This summer I ended up spending a day in Nerja, in the Spanish Costa del Sol. In this beautiful location, I have discovered this fantastic projected called MD HOSTELS PREMIUM ECO LUXURY.

https://www.mbhostels.es/en/

This building has been restructured and transformed into an environmentally friendly hostel. 

There are only 12 rooms, 70% of its energy is created by the solar panels and the waters from showers and sinks are purified and recycled and used for irrigation and laundry. Also, plastic is not used and all the food offered to guests is organic.  ...wow!, this is the place for me :)

I am really excited I have found this hostel and I am confident this will open the way to more and more project of this kind, especially in sunny areas of the planet like Spain.

Please let me know your thoughts!!

Further information can be found at: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/201910/25/nerja-estrella-hotel-converted-20191025094923-v.html