Masks Are a Ticking Time Bomb

Many don't realize it, but disposable masks aren't made out of user-friendly, 'green' materials.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• It’s estimated that 129 billion face masks are used worldwide each month, which works out to about 3 million masks a minute

• Not only are masks not being recycled, but their materials make them likely to persist and accumulate in the environment

• Because masks may be directly made from microsized plastic fibers with a thickness of 1 mm to 1…