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Personal protective equipment (PPE) and plastic pollution during COVID-19: strategies for a sustainable environment
Fatima Ali Mazahir1,2, Ali Mazahir Al Qamari3
1Pediatric Department, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai Health Corporation, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Abstract:
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic medical waste poses significant threat to our land, aquatic and atmospheric ecosystems via generation of criteria pollutants (micro/nano plastics and greenhouse gas emissions). Global strategic planning is urgently needed for environmental sustainability coupled with integrated efforts by the governments, industries and academia. Rational utilization of single-use plastic-based PPE with efficient recycling and waste disposal methods should be adopted as interim strategies till more sustainable solutions are designed and implemented. Redesigning plastic production decoupled from fossil fuels, such as Bioplastics, is a way towards sustainable plastic alternatives.
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