Covid Waste |
The global pandemic means we are all using a lot of things we didn’t use before like masks and RATs. While they’re helping to keep us safe they’re often not recyclable and all of that COVID waste is building up. We find out about the problem and what we can do to help. |
Questions
1. What are some items that we can use to help protect ourselves from COVID?
2. How many disposable masks are put into landfill around the world each month?
a. 1 billion
b. 29 billion
c. 129 billion
3. How long does it take for plastic to break down?
4. What parts of a rapid antigen test (RAT) can be recycled?
5. Can you think of some other ways we can reduce our waste?
2. How many disposable masks are put into landfill around the world each month?
a. 1 billion
b. 29 billion
c. 129 billion
3. How long does it take for plastic to break down?
4. What parts of a rapid antigen test (RAT) can be recycled?
5. Can you think of some other ways we can reduce our waste?