Thread by @elleprovocateur

"people are finding animals affected by #masks, gloves, & other #PPE. "The material that is helping us is harming others,"

But it's not. The material is not helping us. It serves as safety blanket, virtue signalling & inescapable reminder to retain #narrative. Nothing more.

When we harm nature, by default, we harm ourselves.

When we protect nature, by default, we protect ourselves.

We are part of nature.

We cry "protect #biodiversity" "protect #nature" - as we contribute to her destruction.

Enough. Just stop.

Nov 9 2019: "Pictures of Greta Thunberg are being used to shame office workers who use single-use plastic." [The Independent]

2020-2021: 6 billion face #masks consumed/discarded each day. Those that refuse are shamed. Demand for plastic has exploded.

#Microplastics #Pollution

"This is just the tip of the iceberg."

"...robins, seagulls, #penguins, & even #hedgehogs trapped in face mask ear loops... #Birds [] are using masks, gloves, & packaging from pocket tissues to build their #nests, items that their young could ingest or get tangled in..."

"...129 billion face #masks & 65 billion gloves each month, most of which are designed to be used once."

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"Mandatory Masks in the Age of Climate Emergency & Planetary #Biodiversity Crisis":

theartofannihilation.com/mandatory-mask…

The #lockdowns "also boosted demand for single-use plastics—such as plastic cutlery for #takeout food—in the US, the UK, & Europe. An Oct 2020 study estimated that the world has generated 1.76 million tons of #plastic waste EACH DAY during the pandemic."

#GreatReset

"Whether it's a #mask or a bottle, plastic doesn’t degrade in the #environment. Instead, it breaks down into tiny fragments called microplastics that can get into an animal's #lungs or stomach & cause infections & blockages."

#microplastics:

https://twitter.com/elleprovocateur/status/1341762297094692870