Collected Item: “HIST30060 Environmental impact of the pandemic”
Give your story a title.
HIST30060 Environmental impact of the pandemic
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photograph
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
This photo shows a large amount of waste in the form of face masks that were found washed up on a beach in Hong Kong. While the pandemic has been argued to have brought some environmental benefits, namely from the reduced pollution that comes with fewer cars on the road, this photo shows that our efforts to protect ourselves are harming our oceans. Discarding of our disposable face masks responsibly is something we should all keep in mind in the course of the pandemic.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
masks, environment, oceans, waste
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong-environme-idUSKBN20Z0PP
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
REUTERS/Yoyo Chow
Give this story a date.
2020-03-07