Floating like jellyfish and bobbing in the tide, these face masks washing ashore in coronavirus-hit Hong Kong pose a risk to nature
HONG KONG - Discarded face masks are piling up on Hong Kong’s beaches and nature trails, with environmental groups warning that the waste is posing a huge threat to marine life and wildlife habitats.
Environmental groups, already grappling with the flow of marine trash from mainland China and elsewhere, say the cast-off coronavirus masks have compounded the problem and also raised concern about the spread of germs. He said he initially found 70 discarded masks on 100 m stretch of beach and when he came back a week later, there were more than 30 new ones.Other beaches around the city tell a similar story, he said.
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