They are often not disposed of responsibly. Similar to bags, they will soon reach rivers and seas becoming food for marine fauna. And they can also spread the infection
If they are not used correctly, they can even become a vehicle for the spread of coronavirus. And if they are not disposed of responsibly, they will lead to a real environmental disaster, with the extermination of many innocent creatures. THE plastic gloves they can be useful, but not in all circumstances and only on condition that they respect the rules for their use. This is underlined byPlastic Free association, who launched a petition addressed to Sergio Costa, Minister of the Environment and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea, which has already been signed by almost 6 thousand people.
“Do you think plastic gloves are needed if you do we touch everything? Especially when we go shopping, with the same gloves we leave the house, drive the car, touch the cart, then the phone to read the shopping list, then the shopping, money or credit card for payment. Once removed, we touch the shopping and the cell phone again without problems. Do you really think that the use of plastic gloves are really effective? ", Reads the text. Indeed, it should also be remembered that the virus survives up to 72 hours on plastic. The Higher Institute of Health (ISS) also explains this, which writes on its website that the use of "gloves, like that of masks, helps prevent infections but only under certain conditions. Otherwise, the protective device it can become a vehicle of contagion.
Yes to gloves as long as they «do not replace the correct one hand hygiene which must take place through a thorough washing and for 60 seconds, they are reciprocated every time they get dirty and eliminated correctly in the unsorted waste, such as the hands, do not come into contact with the mouth, nose and eyes, are eliminated at the end of use, for example , in the supermarket, and are not reused .
The other huge problem is their dispersion in the environment. "In most cases, their use is limited within shopping malls where at the end of use they are left in trolleys, thrown into uncovered rubbish bins or left on the ground. A gust of wind and they go everywhere, ”says the petition.
«The situation is really getting out of hand. Man and plastic don't get along, they never did. The coronavirus was supposed to make us reflect on the importance of our planet, but it did not happen. Pollution and incivility has increased, the sense of responsibility for having a better world has disappeared. Disposable plastic gloves, often similar to sachets, they are everywhere and soon they will reach rivers and seas turning into food for marine fauna. What does this mean? Environmental disaster and extermination of many innocent creatures .
The only way to "stop this catastrophe," says the association, is to stop using plastic gloves and, rather, as soon as you leave the supermarket, sanitize your hands with a gel disinfectant before touching the car steering wheel or taking the phone.
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