Tech News 1: Sustainability in times of COVID-19: Converting face masks into valuable fuel

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Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of single-use face masks are discarded every day, creating a huge surge in plastic pollution. In a recent study, researchers investigated the feasibility and potential environmental benefits of converting discarded surgical masks into burnable fuel via a process called pyrolysis. Their findings pave the way to a novel waste-to-energy upcycling approach, which could help meet some of the UN's sustainable development goals.

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