{"id":21293,"date":"2022-01-31T10:40:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T09:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21293"},"modified":"2022-02-04T09:09:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T08:09:40","slug":"recycling-reusing-covid-tests-and-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/01\/recycling-reusing-covid-tests-and-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling and Reusing COVID Tests and Masks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of face masks is the most important weapon that we have against the COVID-19 virus. Even before the pandemic, wearing of face masks was already customary in some parts of Asia such as China, Japan, and Korea. People wear it to protect themselves from illness, allergies, pollution, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While beneficial, it generates millions tons of plastic wastes and it is causing a lot of environmental problems. So people came up with some recycling initiatives to reduce COVID plastic wastes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s read the article below to find out more about these recycling initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2022\/01\/28\/can-covid-tests-and-masks-be-recycled-and-reused-these-people-have-found-a-way<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What is your opinion on COVID tests and masks being recycled and reused? Do you think it is safe to do this?<\/li>
  2. How do you safely dispose your used masks and test kits?<\/li>
  3. Do you agree that “hygiene theatre” should be stopped? Is it really effective in providing additional protection against the spread of Covid-19?<\/li>
  4. Are there recycling points in your city\/country? If not, do you think you should have one?<\/li>
  5. What are other ways to manage all our pandemic wastes?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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