We are going to run down some of the most common and important types of personal protective equipment (PPE) so you can get a clear overview of the different kinds of PPE and why it is so important.

LONDON, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste that is ...

As the coronavirus subsided in China and spread around the world, a global shortage of masks and other protective equipment emerged. Frontline medical staff are still clamouring for the items needed ...

A Cork company manufacturing compostable PPE aprons has been named winner of the inaugural All-Island Circular Venture Awards ...

All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more and more people admitted to hospital, where the high infection rate of the virus makes use of personal protection equipment (PPE) vital for ...

It’s not news that our trash eventually finds its way to the ocean. Because oceans are downstream, litter will eventually find a pathway into our bodies of water if it’s not discarded properly—and ...

Microsoft, UPS and health care and other companies have teamed up on an app designed to help individuals and organizations who want to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to connect with local ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Although personal protective equipment is necessary in fighting the spread of COVID-19, a new report found that the large increase in use of disposable masks and ...

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Appalled by the tonnes of plastic trash generated by the pandemic, entrepreneurs are developing reusable PPE and turning single-use masks into everything from bricks to toolboxes LONDON, July 26 ...