Randomly discarded masks have become a nightmare for wildlife, worn masks sprayed with alcohol, thrown into the garbage cans, the relevant departments for centralized collection of incineration.
Fighting the epidemic, the first rule is to go out and wear a mask. But in most countries disposable masks produce garbage. It has affected local animals. In the hills of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, rhesus monkeys can often be seen chewing on discarded masks. In Chelmsford, England, a seagull was unable to fly after being tethered by the mask's strap to its foot.
The impact of the epidemic is not only economic, but also environmental. The epidemic has inadvertently increased the amount of garbage because disposable masks cannot be reused.
In fact, disposable masks worn by the same person can be placed in a sealed plastic bag, sterilized with alcohol, and then placed in the sun afterward, or can continue to wear.
In daily life to promote the classification of garbage, we can put the disposable masks in the dry garbage, but when put into the garbage can, is the first alcohol to disinfect the treatment before throwing away.
The masks will be sent to a special place for incineration, which not only converts heat into electricity, but also makes the environment better and better. Masks that are buried will take decades or centuries to dissipate.
I remember reading a story about disposable masks being seen in marine trash. That suggests that medical waste, such as masks, poses a danger to the oceans as well.
Particularly masks with viruses will not only spread the virus to marine animals, but also form a cycle of infection back to us humans. Protecting the natural environment is also protecting ourselves, and the ecological cycle is always a virtuous one.
Marine garbage is not only a hindrance to marine life, but many marine creatures end up dying because they accidentally eat the garbage and can't digest it. Other sea creatures die in the entanglement of garbage, and still others grow deformed because of marine garbage.
Disposal of disposable masks is important for environmental protection because almost everyone in every country uses masks, and if one person uses one mask a day, the world's masks can be piled up into a mountain in a day.
A year can fill a sea, such a terrible pollution, if you do not think of a timely way to deal with, the cycle is ultimately harmful to human beings themselves.
In some areas of our country has been taken masks centralized collection of incineration, incineration of masks after the gas produced by the filtered gas released into the atmosphere, will not pose a threat to humans.
So in our daily life when we discard masks, can be sterilized with alcohol first and then discarded to the trash can. Disposable masks belong to the dry garbage, we can throw them into the dry garbage can when we classify and throw.