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