Coronavirus Waste Becomes a Problem, Environmental Activist: More Masks than Jellyfish in the Ocean

"With a life span of 450 years, this mask is an ecological time bomb because of its lasting environmental consequences for our planet," he wrote in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron.

Earlier this year, the Hong Kong-based OceansAsia organization began voicing the same concerns after the discovery of dozens of disposable masks on the uninhabited island, Soko.

"On the beach which is about 100 meters long, we found 70 masks and it was an uninhabited island in the middle of nowhere," said Gary Stokes from OceansAsia.

Curious to see the extent of the mask's journey, he began to examine other nearby beaches and found masks everywhere.

According to him, since people started wearing masks, their causes and effects were seen on the beach.

He was also worried that dolphins in the area mistook the mask for food. (*) 

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