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What were the one time plastic items you used During this pandemic COVID-19and how it helped you.​

Answer 1

The COVID-19 pandemic is a complex, disruptive event with many impacts beyond those related to health and our economies. Handling it is very complex, as the impact of the response to the first wave of COVID-19 on single-use plastic reveals:

• More masks, gloves and certain types of packaging made of single-use plastic need to be managed as waste or are being littered and causing addition greenhouse gas and other emissions.

• Imports and production of face masks and gloves have increased in the EU.

• Production of the EU plastic packaging industry decreased more rapidly during the first months of COVID-19 due to the slowdown in our economies.

• The increase in e-commerce during lockdowns is likely to have increased the volume of plastics used in e-commerce packaging in the EU.

• Restaurants have shifted to take-away and food deliveries during lockdowns, increasing the use of single-use plastic food containers. At the same time, lockdowns may have reduced overall sales of on-the-go snacks, food and drinks, reducing the need for plastic for that purpose.

Answer 2

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Key messages. The responses to COVID-19 have resulted in increased use of products such as masks, gloves and certain types of packaging made from long-lasting single-use plastics, causing additional greenhouse gas and other emissions

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