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posted by martyb on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:13AM   Printer-friendly
from the unmasking-pollution dept.

Anti-virus face masks plague Hong Kong's beaches:

Surgical masks are washing up in growing quantities on the shores of Hong Kong, a city that has overwhelmingly embraced face coverings to fight the coronavirus.

Conservationists say the masks are adding to already alarmingly high levels of plastic waste in the waters around the finance hub.

"The single use plastic mask is just another additional burden that we are leaving behind for the future generations on the beach," Gary Stokes, co-founder of OceansAsia, told AFP.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 07 2020, @01:59PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 07 2020, @01:59PM (#1004501)

    You had me at light brutality. +1

    By dudes in black outfits and masks? Hello? How did we get here?!?