Estimates your COVID-related plastic pollution and suggests ways to minimize it.
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Enter Number of disposable masks used per week, Number of hand sanitizer bottles used per month, Number of takeout containers used per week, and Number of rapid COVID-19 tests used per month in the units shown.
Read Estimated COVID-19 tests used per year, Estimated takeout containers used per year, Estimated hand sanitizer bottles used per year, Estimated disposable masks used per year, and Estimated total plastic waste items per year in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.
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Number of disposable masks used per week: 1; Number of hand sanitizer bottles used per month: 0; Number of takeout containers used per week: 1; Number of rapid COVID-19 tests used per month: 0
Estimated COVID-19 tests used per year: 0; Estimated takeout containers used per year: 52; Estimated hand sanitizer bottles used per year: 0; Estimated disposable masks used per year: 52; Estimated total plastic waste items per year: 104
Number of disposable masks used per week: 3; Number of hand sanitizer bottles used per month: 1; Number of takeout containers used per week: 4; Number of rapid COVID-19 tests used per month: 1
Estimated COVID-19 tests used per year: 12; Estimated takeout containers used per year: 208; Estimated hand sanitizer bottles used per year: 12; Estimated disposable masks used per year: 156; Estimated total plastic waste items per year: 388
Number of disposable masks used per week: 7; Number of hand sanitizer bottles used per month: 2; Number of takeout containers used per week: 8; Number of rapid COVID-19 tests used per month: 2
Estimated COVID-19 tests used per year: 24; Estimated takeout containers used per year: 416; Estimated hand sanitizer bottles used per year: 24; Estimated disposable masks used per year: 364; Estimated total plastic waste items per year: 828
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