A discarded mask gets blown around the streets of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.
A discarded mask gets blown around the streets of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Credit: Rick Beauchesne—Seacoast Online

The very materials protecting us from COVID-19 infection over the last year could ultimately cause long-term harm to public health and the planet.

Growing quietly in the background amid the chaos to respond to and contain the virus is the issue of medical waste – and its sheer volume – generated by the pandemic.

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