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PPE use in England generated ‘colossal’ amount of carbon – The Guardian
Exclusive: during the first six months of pandemic health and social care’s carbon impact rose by 1%
EnvironmentExclusive: during the first six months of pandemic health and social cares carbon impact rose by 1%
Wed 17 Mar 2021 06.13 EDT
The considerable use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health and social care services in England during the first six months of the pandemic added an additional 1% to the carbon burden, a new analysis suggests.
Between February and August 2020, about 3bn items of PPE were utilised generating over 106,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, according to…
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