@FT: the environmental toll of #masks Consumers currently seem more concerned by style — black, coloured and patterned masks are appearing — than the environmental cost. This could be huge. How can the world curb infection and keep a lid on its trash at the same time?
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Face masks have been standard convenience store goods in Japan for decades. Elsewhere, they are a new mass market product. We are set to get through 129bn masks a month and 65bn pairs of disposable gloves, reckons Ocean Conservancy.

Face #mask rules: compulsory coverings in shops, fines and who is exempt from wearing one
Face coverings are mandatory in shops and supermarkets, and soon-to-be in places of worship and cinemas. Here's everything you need to know
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness… 2/6 What counts as a face covering - and what are the options?
From home-made versions crafted out of hoover bags and panty liners (yes, really) to bandanas that transform even the most genteel Home Counties shopper to roadside bandit