Experts have said that cloth masks probably aren't enough to protect against the omicron variant of COVID-19, and now the CDC is backing them up. That means you may want to make the switch from a ...
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A decontamination machine that looks like a large tumble dryer bathes hundreds of used face masks in the glow of ultraviolet rays. Welcome to a French recycling facility where face masks — worn and ...
MADISON (WKOW) -- Throughout the pandemic, we've all thrown away our fair share of masks, but now, researchers at UW-Madison are working to make recycling masks a reality. “We've developed a new ...
Discarded “single use” face masks pose a massive environmental challenge. Several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of recycling these plastic-rich products into a range of materials, ...
Disposing of COVID-19 medical waste puts an increasing strain on our waste and recycling systems. One problem arises when people try to recycle masks, which cannot be recycled traditionally. Private ...
It may be time to break out the face masks again. COVID-19 cases are on the rise nationwide due to a new omicron subvariant, EG.5, nicknamed “Eris.” Though Wisconsin isn't getting hit hard yet, ...
Single-use, customizable face coverings crafted from tree-free cotton are designed to help companies, employees and customers without hurting the planet BOSTON, Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MOO, Inc.
President Joe Biden’s plan to distribute 400 million free N95 masks rolled out Tuesday. Though the disposable N95s are better at preventing transmission of COVID-19 than single-layer cloth masks, they ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of tons of used surgical masks were dumped every month without a real vision to manage them. Although the world has successfully passed the critical period, a ...
One of the many fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic was the sheer volume of plastic medical waste used by both health care professionals and everyday individuals. In 2021, researchers found that of ...