Collected Item: “Disposable Mask Pollution”
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Disposable Mask Pollution
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Instagram post
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
This is an Instagram post by zerowastesrilanka. This is a post advising people to cut the straps off of the mask before disposing of them because it can hurt ocean life. This is one major issue with mask mandates, since disposable masks are the most commonly worn. Having a buildup of too many masks places can hurt the environment, so this group is looking to let people know of how to properly dispose of a mask.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
environment, pollution, mask, Sri Lanka, zero waste, disposable mask, HST580, ASU
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
zerowastesrilanka
Give this story a date.
2022-03-11