In early 2021, the world was consuming 3 million disposable face masks PER MINUTE. That means 180 million face masks disposed of every hour.
Germany is set to burn almost 800 million unused face masks purchased in the first months of the pandemic because they have passed their sell-by date.
Source: Germany to Burn Almost 800 Million Unused Covid Masks – Bloomberg
There has never been a cost benefits versus harm analysis of much of anything. Today we know that most of the masks (cloth and surgical) that we were told to use for 2 years were ineffective, per numerous studies.
