😅🤣😂🤣 "Civilization would collapse" if people wore masks in public and tested before gatherings with friends and family?
@SusanDavidsonM2 I'm curious if you give any thought to the catastrophic environmental waste & impacts that masks are having? For 3 years now, masks can be seen discarded everywhere. I don't think there's ever been an ⬆️ in waste like this in my lifetime. It's deeply concerning for environment.
@AdvocacyBC Well, where i live there is no visible ⬆️increase in waste due to masks. I'm not sure where you are seeing such an ⬆️? I would suggest talking with municipal engineers if you are concerned and want data. On a personal level, you could always take advantage of mask recycling....
@AdvocacyBC ...services offered by businesses such as @vitacoreinc and @canadastrong. The mask recycling service is great for office buildings too. On a professional level, I suspect the pandemic and lack of universal masking with respirators has created far more waste. More patients....
@AdvocacyBC @vitacoreinc @canadastrong ....in hospitals equals more waste. Hospitals create a great deal of waste that needs special handling. There have been studies on this. I think that perhaps @OhCasavant put together a thread, using her expertise in the environmental engineering field.
@SusanDavidsonM2 @AdvocacyBC @vitacoreinc @canadastrong Sorry - late to reply. Was offline from here for a bit. Yes, here is the thread. Not a full life-cycle analysis, but first pass, it's very clear that the waste from masks is dwarfed by the waste from preventable hospital stays. x.com/ohcasavant/sta…
@SusanDavidsonM2 @AdvocacyBC @vitacoreinc @canadastrong Sorry - late to reply. Was offline from here for a bit. Yes, here is the thread. Not a full life-cycle analysis, but first pass, it's very clear that the waste from masks is dwarfed by the waste from preventable hospital stays. x.com/ohcasavant/sta…
@OhCasavant @SusanDavidsonM2 @vitacoreinc @canadastrong Your 🧵 looks sciency, but you ignore basic facts. #Canadian government statistics show that only 5.3% (245,927) of all people diagnosed with COVID-19 were hospitalized. ➡️Masks were mandated across #Canada in communities leading to ➕➕➕ ⬆️environmental waste at community level