Environmentally friendly non-medical mask: An attempt to reduce the environmental impact from used masks during COVID 19 pandemic

Hartanto, Broto Widya; Mayasari, Dyah Samti

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144143

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“…In addition, if filters are substituted with washable ones (following the eco-design guidelines that recommend the use of nondisposable filters), the proposed mask prototype has the lowest impact on the use phase of all devices studied, even lower than M5 (see Figure 21). This result is in line with recent work [71] developed on the same subject but using a different metric than LCA (i.e., the environmental impact index (EI)). Indeed, the mentioned work highlights that quilt and cotton are appropriate cloth-from-cotton material for making a nonmedical mask with the highest quality of filtration efficiency and breathability while having the lowest environmental impact, whereas polypropylene fabric is the worst material in terms of environmental impact.…”

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Engineering Design Process of Face Masks Based on Circularity and Life Cycle Assessment in the Constraint of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Face masks are currently considered key equipment to protect people against the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand for such devices is considerable, as is the amount of plastic waste generated after their use (approximately 1.6 million tons/day since the outbreak). Even if the sanitary emergency must have the maximum priority, environmental concerns require investigation to find possible mitigation solutions. The aim of this work is to develop an eco-design actions guide that supports the design of dedicated masks, in a manner to reduce the negative impacts of these devices on the environment during the pandemic period. Toward this aim, an environmental assessment based on life cycle assessment and circularity assessment (material circularity indicator) of different types of masks have been carried out on (i) a 3D-printed mask with changeable filters, (ii) a surgical mask, (iii) an FFP2 mask with valve, (iv) an FFP2 mask without valve, and (v) a washable mask. Results highlight how reusable masks (i.e., 3D-printed masks and washable masks) are the most sustainable from a life cycle perspective, drastically reducing the environmental impacts in all categories. The outcomes of the analysis provide a framework to derive a set of eco-design guidelines which have been used to design a new device that couples protection requirements against the virus and environmental sustainability.

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Engineering Design Process of Face Masks Based on Circularity and Life Cycle Assessment in the Constraint of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…Selama pandemi Covid-19, memakai masker menjadi kewajiban sebagai pencegahan masuknya virus ke dalam tubuh. Tetapi di pihak lain limbah masker juga meningkat yang menimbulkan masalah bagi lingkungan (Hartanto & Mayasari, 2021). WHO bekerja sama dengan badan penelitian dan pengembangan mitra dan komunitas ilmiah untuk meneliti masker kain.…”

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Relationship Knowledge and The Level of Compliance with The Use of Masks During the Covid-19 Pandemic at Gatot Soebroto Hospital 2020

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2021

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Casualties due to Covid-19 are increasing every day. The disease attacks the respiratory tract and transmitted through droplets when the sufferer speaks, coughs or sneezes. In some people do not cause symptoms, but in some patients there are also those that cause symptoms from mild to severe. Wearing a mask is one of the efforts made to prevent and protect from contaminated viruses. Objective: to assess the relationship of knowledge and the level of compliance with the use of masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research methods. Mused cross sectional method, sampled 32 respondents (consisting of 16 maternity room midwives and 16 final-level students). The data used is primary data collected using research instruments in the form of questionnaires distributed through google form. Analisys using Chi Square with tools of SPSS application. Result. In terms of knowledge obtained results in midwives good knowledge as many as 13 people (81,3%) and less knowledge of 3 people (18,8%). In good knowledge students as many as 10 people (62,5%) and less knowledge of 6 people (37,5%) P value = 0,432 and OR 0,385. From the level of compliance, midwives who do not comply with the use of masks as many as 5 people (31,3%) and who obeyed as many as 11 people (68,8%). Midwives students all are disobedient to the use of masks. Statistical test results obtained the value p = 0,001 OR = 0,313. Conclusion. The use of masks is part of a comprehensive series of measures to prevent and control the spread of Covid-19 disease. High knowledge is not necessarily obedient to the use of masks, it is necessary awareness of each individual to use the mask according to the situation and conditions.

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“… Jung et al (2021) stated that after usage, face masks must be discarded as infectious medical waste. However, recent studies including Roberts et al (2020) , Bouchet et al (2021) , Hartanto and Mayasari (2021) Morgana et al (2021) , and Selvaranjan et al (2021) have shown that the growth in the production, patronage and usage of face masks has led to an increase in waste masks which is becoming a peculiar environmental challenge.…”

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Are used face masks handled as infectious waste? Novel pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic

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Environmentally friendly non-medical mask: An attempt to reduce the environmental impact from used masks during COVID 19 pandemic

Cited by 47 publications

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Engineering Design Process of Face Masks Based on Circularity and Life Cycle Assessment in the Constraint of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Engineering Design Process of Face Masks Based on Circularity and Life Cycle Assessment in the Constraint of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Relationship Knowledge and The Level of Compliance with The Use of Masks During the Covid-19 Pandemic at Gatot Soebroto Hospital 2020

Are used face masks handled as infectious waste? Novel pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic

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