NEXE Mask: A Compostable Single-Use Facemask

News- It is estimated that more than 100 billion facemasks are currently being disposed of every month as the COVID-19 pandemic rages. The vast majority of these are made from non-compostable polypropylene, requiring decades or centuries to break down. Therefore, these disposable masks create significant landfill waste or contaminate lakes, rivers, oceans, and soils

While facemask is a key tool in the fight against COVID-19, Vancouver-based NEXE Innovations Inc., specialized in plant-based materials science and manufacturing technologies, has begun the development and prototyping of a compostable disposable face mask, which is called the “NEXE Mask”

In developing the NEXE Mask, NEXE will leverage existing collaborations in polymer science, plant-based materials, and municipal composting. NEXE has developed initial prototypes and will focus on creating a fully functional compostable disposable facemask that meets international healthcare standards in the coming months

16.02.2021

Ref: www.bioplasticsmagazine.com

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