Earlier this summer, it seemed like the pandemic had finally turned a corner. A growing number of people were getting vaccinated, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

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Whether being worn, piled up in trash bins, or scattered as litter in gutters and city streets, one of the most enduring symbols of the COVID-19 era is the billions of disposable face masks that ...

A recent study revealed that the use of around 129 billion disposable face masks per month during the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly contributed to land and water pollution, as there was no ...