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Protecting the environment from plastic PPE

BMJ 2021 32 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 40 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Elissa J Zhang, Lucy P. Aitchison, Nicole Phillips, Nicole Phillips, Ramon Z. Shaban, Andrew W. Kam

Summary

This commentary examined how the COVID-19 pandemic increased plastic pollution through high use of single-use personal protective equipment, arguing that pandemic response protocols need to incorporate environmental considerations to prevent exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis.

Although measures to control covid-19 have been associated with some positive environmental effects, including decreases in global emissions of carbon dioxide, 1 the pandemic has exacerbated plastic pollution through high use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Single use items include surgical masks, gloves, and non-reusable gowns.

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