If you’re tempted to dump the face mask and switch to face shields instead, think again. Health officials don’t recommend the clear plastic barriers as a substitute for masks because of the ...

IZUMISANO, Osaka Prefecture—The skyrocketing use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the immediate and long-term threat of plastic waste to life in the oceans. Many ...

in North America and Europe,” researchers said. “The mismanaged plastic waste generated from individual PPE [including face masks, gloves and face shields] is ... skewed towards Asia because ...

The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro says repurposing and reusing some of its surgical masks helps reduce plastic pollution. The BBC's health, science and environment reporter Laura Foster has ...