NEW - 1.6 billion disposable masks entered our oceans in 2020 | Disclose.tv
NEW - 1.6 billion disposable masks entered our oceans in 2020 alone. This equates to roughly 5,500 tons of plastic pollution.
Disposable COVID-19 masks are expected to take more than 450 years to decompose. They break up into microplastics, endangering the very precious marine wildlife around the globe.