MASKA
Sustainable and Comfortable Alternative to Single Use Face Masks
About
Within the context of a pandemic ridden world, demand for single use PPE has increased by over 7900%. For many outside the hemisphere of the health-care environment, the relevance of PPE extends to single use face masks. These popular single use face masks are not designed for disassembly and therefore, recyclability. Additionally, although individually, each mask contributes little to the plastic waste problem, when considered at a larger scale, the amount of waste drastically increases. The majority of these products end up in landfills, in our oceans or on the street as litter. Through a redesign of the existing single use facemask, this project reimagines the sustainability narrative and addresses everyday usage parameters without creating accessibility limitations.
