Government-mandated protective mask wearing policies have contributed to a more than 8,000 percent spike in global mask pollution with scientists calling on authorities to consider policies encouraging reusable PPE products in future.
On Dec. 9, science journal Nature Sustainability published the results of a study that examined the correlation between litter levels of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the timing of policies from the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as 11 national governments—Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
