More than 1.5 billion disposable masks are discarded
Countries are producing masks in large quantities due to the global coronavirus pandemic, South Korea's MBC TV reported. Meanwhile, more than 1.5 billion disposable face masks have been abandoned. In addition, the epidemic has increased the use of food packaging, which also adds more plastic waste. It can take up to 450 years for disposable masks to decompose, and even if they do, they will damage Marine ecosystems, according to South Korean media. To this end, South Korean media called on countries to speed up the development of alternative materials for disposable masks.