The government has been urged to do more to get people to switch from disposable masks to reusable coverings.

The Liberal Democrats said single-use surgical masks caused "enormous" plastic waste and that environmentally friendly alternatives must be promoted. And the Green Party wants ministers to push the media to show them less, to stop their use becoming "normalised".
The latest figures for Britain from the Office for National Statistics suggested 96% of adults who had left their homes in the past week had worn a face covering. Environmental groups say hundreds of thousands, even millions, of single-use masks are being dumped outdoors, blighting towns and the countryside.

The official guidance for England is to wear a reusable, washable one where possible. It also states that used disposable face coverings - often containing the plastic polypropylene - should be put in "black bag" waste bins "or a litter bin if you're outside". It adds that people should "not put them in a recycling bin as they cannot be recycled through conventional recycling facilities" and "take them home... if there is no litter bin - do not drop them as litter".

I've got the washable ones too Omah, but keep some of the disposable ones in my car as well, because sometimes I get to a place and have forgotten my mask.

TBH, I have half a dozen masks, 2 pairs of gloves and a packet of sanitiser wipes (all dispoosable) in my car, for emergencies (not necessarily my own ..... ) .....

Talking of sanitisers, whether it be wipes, gells or sprays, are all these upsetting anyone's skin by any chance?

I have found some irritate my hands, but others don't.
I always wash them off really thoroughly as soon as I get through the door at home.

That's interesting Omah, it's not just me then.
I have taken to wearing disposable gloves a lot more now because of this.
That's worth knowing about the Nivea though. Thank you.

It costs about £2.50 normally but Home Bargains sell it for £1.49. Home Bargains also sell many others at reasonable prices.