Following the COVID-19 virus outbreak and the resulting pandemic, personal protective equipment such as rubber masks and gloves (which contain plastic and rubber) has increased considerably. Because of the widespread use of rubber masks and gloves, inadequate waste disposal has resulted in an increase in plastic and rubber pollution worldwide. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic contamination was also affecting the environment. Despite the limited successes in plastics management before the Corona crisis, the need for serious plastics management is becoming increasingly important in the...