The document discusses environmental issues related to businesses that produce face masks. It identifies two main problems: 1) used face masks are often improperly disposed of, like being thrown in drainage areas which can cause flooding, or being burned which releases harmful chemicals. 2) Some face masks contain plastic materials that release chemicals when burned or disposed of improperly.
It recommends formulating an environmental policy to address proper disposal of used face masks. This includes segregating masks made of plastics. It also suggests making face masks from non-plastic, environmentally friendly materials that are washable and reusable to reduce waste. Providing seminars on proper face mask disposal is also recommended to educate the public.
The document discusses environmental issues related to businesses that produce face masks. It identifies two main problems: 1) used face masks are often improperly disposed of, like being thrown in drainage areas which can cause flooding, or being burned which releases harmful chemicals. 2) Some face masks contain plastic materials that release chemicals when burned or disposed of improperly.
It recommends formulating an environmental policy to address proper disposal of used face masks. This includes segregating masks made of plastics. It also suggests making face masks from non-plastic, environmentally friendly materials that are washable and reusable to reduce waste. Providing seminars on proper face mask disposal is also recommended to educate the public.
The document discusses environmental issues related to businesses that produce face masks. It identifies two main problems: 1) used face masks are often improperly disposed of, like being thrown in drainage areas which can cause flooding, or being burned which releases harmful chemicals. 2) Some face masks contain plastic materials that release chemicals when burned or disposed of improperly.
It recommends formulating an environmental policy to address proper disposal of used face masks. This includes segregating masks made of plastics. It also suggests making face masks from non-plastic, environmentally friendly materials that are washable and reusable to reduce waste. Providing seminars on proper face mask disposal is also recommended to educate the public.
Identify and define environmental problems associated with your business.
- Not properly disposing of used face masks. Some people just throw away their used face masks anywhere. Sometimes in the drainage or canal and it cause flood because it blocked the way of water. Others burn the used face mask, but they do not know that some of the material used to make the mask is plastic, and it is not good for burning because it affects the ozone layer or shield and can cause air pollution that affects or can cause harm to our body or health.
Formulate your environmental policy and
- Put the used face mask to it's proper segregation, because some of our face mask are made of plastics that release many harmful chemical substance and it is not recommended to be burn or thrown to some places like drainages. Proper waste disposal of used face mask.
Identify the environmental attributes (environmental aspects) of your product and
activities using aspect impact approach. - Making face mask that is not using plastic materials just full environmental friendly materials. Like washable and reusable face mask that indicates washable and reusable to it's label. This will help a lot to our environment to lessen the problem that causes by the human. By using the non-plastic material face mask, washable and reusable it will lessen the garbage in our environment. - Having a seminar on proper disposal of our used face mask is a big help too. Because people will be given some idea that they do not know about our face mask disposal. Knowledge that can also help and affect our environment. As a top management that is producing face mask we're not just thinking for sales and grow of our company we also want to help every people to be safe and help our own environment to be clean and free from garbage of face mask.
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