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Choose Reusable Cotton Masks for A Safe Future

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The ocean shores have started to become an unusual shade of blue. While you are feeling safe with your faces covered with a mask, nature is the one that has to pay the dues. Masks are being hailed as a saviour in the times of the pandemic. But, with single-use plastic face masks, are we really doing any good to nature? Probably not! A research estimate suggested that 100,000 marine mammals and turtles, and more than a million seabirds get killed every year due to marine plastic. And your masks are adding to those figures.  So, what’s the solution? While you cannot ditch wearing the masks altogether, you can switch to reusable face masks  Australia. Here are 3 ways your cotton face masks are a better pick- Reduced risks of biohazards While disposable face masks change many hands after use, it is not that case with reusable masks. Workers and garbage collectors who pick the disposed mask are at high risk of catching the virus from the masks. If you’ll use reusable masks, the exposure to