{"id":13296,"date":"2022-01-11T11:37:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/soon-masks-made-from-biodegradable-plastic-to-protect-the-oceans\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:50:59","slug":"soon-masks-made-from-biodegradable-plastic-to-protect-the-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/soon-masks-made-from-biodegradable-plastic-to-protect-the-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"Soon masks made from biodegradable plastic to protect the oceans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-rkZZnoA9hF tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-has-one-half tatsu-row-has-two-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-B1lW3j093t\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SkVnjRq3F\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-SJYnoA52K  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1920px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 133.28125%;\" ><\/div><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"\" title = \"irwan-iwe-d_vZafD6Rc4-unsplash\" data-src = \"https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/irwan-iwe-d_vZafD6Rc4-unsplash.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-SJYnoA52K .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-SJYnoA52K.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkVnjRq3F.tatsu-column{width: 50.8%;}.tatsu-SkVnjRq3F.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SkVnjRq3F > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkVnjRq3F > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkVnjRq3F > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkVnjRq3F > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkVnjRq3F.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkVnjRq3F.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkVnjRq3F.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-H1e43iRq3K\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-rJXpjR92t   \" ><style>.tatsu-rJXpjR92t .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-rJXpjR92t .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disposable masks are mainly made from plastic fibers that take hundreds of years to disintegrate. Since the start of the pandemic two years ago, global mask production has exploded to 129 billion per month, compared with an estimated 8 billion for the whole of 2019. Nearly 1.6 billion of these masks probably ended up in the seas in 2020, according to a conservative assumption by marine conservation association OceansAsia, which estimates that around 3% of the masks manufactured that year ended up in the waste. In view of the prolonged nature of the epidemic and those that may follow, it is urgent to find sustainable alternatives.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-ByJAjR93K   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-22\/making-green-disposable-face-masks-that-won-t-become-ocean-plastic\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Bloomberg (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-ByJAjR93K .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: #ffffff ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(127,128,133,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-H1e43iRq3K.tatsu-column{width: 49.2%;}.tatsu-H1e43iRq3K.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-H1e43iRq3K > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1e43iRq3K > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1e43iRq3K > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1e43iRq3K > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-H1e43iRq3K.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-H1e43iRq3K.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-H1e43iRq3K.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-rkZZnoA9hF .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-rkZZnoA9hF .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-rkZZnoA9hF > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rkZZnoA9hF > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rkZZnoA9hF .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While masks help protect us from Covid-19, they are also a threat to creatures living in streams, rivers and oceans. Their fibers break down into uncollectible microplastics, even faster than plastic bags.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/soon-masks-made-from-biodegradable-plastic-to-protect-the-oceans\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13312,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13296\/revisions\/13312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}