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PPE Preservation | Saving Lives and Our Planet NON-HEALTHCARE WORKERS
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N95 MASK DECONTAMINATION HELPS COMMUNITIES MEET CRITICAL PPE NEEDS
REDUCE
CORONAVIRUS WASTE HAS BECOME A NEW FORM OF POLLUTION AS SINGLE-USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FLOODS OUR OCEAN*
THINK OF WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR USE OF PPE
WATERLOGGED MASKS, GLOVES, HAND SANITIZER BOTTLES AND OTHER CORONAVIRUS WASTE ARE ALREADY BEING FOUND ON OUR SEABEDS AND WASHED UP ON OUR BEACHES*
REUSE
IMPLEMENT WAYS TO SAFELY DECONTAMINATE AND REUSE PPE
REPURPOSE USE ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF SOURCES FOR PPE
TOGETHER WE PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
*According to the World Economic Forum
60,000 - 80,000 MASKS SANITIZED PER DAY FOR REUSE THE ABUNDANCE OF LITTER FROM IMPROPERLY DISCARDED PPE IS PROBLEMATIC TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND HEALTH