Several environmental associations in Saint-Martin, which regularly organize major cleaning operations on the island, are now seeing a new phenomenon. Gloves and protective masks are now added to cigarette butts, plastics, bottles, cans, disposable dishes left on beaches or thrown on the side of the road.
An incivism which exasperates all the local volunteers, mobilized more than ever to preserve the beauty of their island.
The same goes for the members of the Lions Club Oualichi who implore the population of Saint-Martin to civility.
« Not only by behaving in this way does not respect our environment, but we also do not respect the people who will have to clean up and who are also endangered.
You just need to show good citizenship. It is not very complicated to adopt a citizen behavior. All over the world, masks and gloves are turning into plastic pollution. While 8 million tonnes of plastic are already dumped into the oceans each year, the waste linked to Covid-19 is adding a new threat ”.
Surgical masks take up to 450 years to decompose
FYI, surgical masks are made with polypropylene, a petroleum derivative, and take up to 450 years to decompose.
This plastic does not disappear, it slowly decomposes into micro-plastics which integrate the food chain and have devastating effects. Know it !
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