Communities see increased litter during the pandemic—especially masks and gloves discarded—and environmentalists are concerned increased use of single-use products like masks, gloves, and disposable silverware will lead to more plastic waste in the ocean.
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Garbage, including plastic waste, is seen at the beach of the Costa del Este neighborhood in Panama City, Panama, June 8, 2020. World consumption of vinyl gloves is estimated to jump more than 11%, equal to 330 billion pieces, this year. Many facilities will produce ethane crackers, a raw material for plastic products that uses ethane produced as a byproduct of natural gas production."Plastics... provide important benefits to society, lightweighting our cars, packaging our food, keeping it safe for society [but] we need to keep it out of the environment, our circular economy goals," said Keith Christman, the Managing Director of Plastic Markets at the American Chemistry Council.
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