Disposable masks break into micro-sized plastic fibers that can take up to 450 years to decompose. (Photo: Getty Images) Despite most states ditching their mask mandates, and the Centers for Disease ...

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A worker at the French start-up Plaxtil handles used masks as they are prepared for recycling into plastic to make other products. Credit: Guillaume Souvant/AFP via Getty Images In March, Seattle was ...

Wearing a face mask when you’re in a public setting is one of the best ways to avoid getting and spreading illnesses like Covid-19, the flu, RSV and the common cold, says Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, a ...