57 million tons of toxic waste in the world’s oceans from discarded face masks. Support us: https://t.co/32y2PuiiYQ

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A global epidemic of toxic solid waste from disposable plastic/polymer face masks with a typical biodegradation time of 450 years. Who will clean this up? Follow us. DEAD MASK PROJECT https://t.co/si3vOojQjW

52 billon face masks sold in 2020 after WHO declared Covid a global pandemic. They recommended toxic N95 masks w/450 yr biodegradation. Most made in China. April 2020 China produced 450 million masks per day. Where did they go? Who will clean them up? https://t.co/irHL4SbD8j

Face masks produced 5,500 tons of toxic solid waste plastic pollution in just the first year of the pandemic. 1.65 tons are in the world's oceans. The Dead Mask Project is lobbying intensely for solutions. SIGN UP & DONATE https://t.co/QfZUKdncHQ

A discarded child’s mask. Both mask & child have been liberated, but the mask is now part of the enormous medical waste problem created by the Covid-19 pandemic. This mask is cloth. Time to decomposition is still 5 to 6 mos if cotton, but up to 250 yrs if cotton-polyester mix.

PALE BLUE FOR NOW A recently discarded blue surgical mask made of thermoplastic polymers. The biodegradation process for such masks takes centuries. https://t.co/pi82WOgTvk

Lovely paintings by Roberta Avidor turning an artist’s eye on the wave of toxic pollution from 3 years of discarded surgical masks made with nearly non-biodegradable thermoplastic polymers. Average time to decomposition 450 yrs.

A stylish paisley mask made with cloth-polyester blend is leaching dye on a damp sidewalk. It will take 250 years to decompose because of the polyester, but a large majority of masks sold & discarded during the pandemic contain plastic & polymers, requiring 450 yrs to decompose.

A discarded child’s cloth mask. Both mask & child have been liberated, but the mask is now part of the huge medical waste problem created by the pandemic. Time to decomposition is 5 to 6 months for cotton, 250 years for a cotton-polyester mask mix. https://t.co/T1WSw38mIu

A rare red mask discarded on a quaint cobblestoned street. It is likely that it will eventually make its way into the ocean, becoming a threat to ocean life and birds. #masks #masksdontwork #mask #oceans #environnement

A lovely green mask on a drab winter day. If this mask washes out to the ocean, its dye will have leached and faded to make it just another indistinguishable part of toxic ocean waste. #masks #masking #mask

A pink plastic mask fallen at the green edge of a busy urban sidewalk. Everything else in the photo will biodegrade or recycle centuries before the lonely mask. #mask #masks

A lovely fall day for photographing a mask in a local park. The mask in this photo will require 450 years of biodegradation. The leaves will decompose in 1 to 3 years. #masks #ocean #trash #garbage LAUNCHING SOON https://t.co/zzypRuR3j2

52 billon face masks were sold in 2020 alone, with 1.56 billion tons of discarded masks entering the world’s oceans the 1st year of the pandemic. Avg time to biodegradation is 450 yrs. Mask photo on a pride striped street in Mexico City during Gay Pride Week. #Masks #oceans