Forget The Straws, Over A Billion Masks Now Pollute The Ocean
A climate change-obsessed culture dictates that we need to commit every waking moment to investing anxiety in the changes affecting our planet. But, conveniently enough, we’ve somehow neglected the very obvious consequences the pandemic is having with regards to some of the most vulnerable aspects of our environment.
Urban areas dominated by progressive leadership have dedicated green initiatives to banning single-use plastic like straws or utensils, and many bureaucracies now treat climate change as another public health crisis. Simultaneously, they mandate wearing masks in public places for the supposed safety of the general public, and are silent on the irrevocable damage masks are doing to our environment. Forget the straws – over 1.5 billion masks now pollute the ocean, but even the most publicly vocal on climate change are notably silent.