Face masks and clean hands are essentials in the battle to stop spread of Coronavirus – but not more plastic waste! Greenpeace has worked out that if everyone in the UK wears a disposable mask everyday for a year, this would create 66,000 tonnes of additional plastic waste!!
Greenpeace has worked out that if everyone in the UK wears a disposable mask everyday for a year, this would create 66,000 tonnes of additional plastic waste!! Reusable fabric masks, washed daily with soap and water, are quite adequate.
You can still reuse cups and food containers too – read more about cutting plastic waste in the time of Covid here.
