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How to turn used face masks into tangible jobs and save environment

Torn medical mask. [Courtesy]

In the early months of Covid-19 in 2020, Kitui County Textile Centre shot to global fame when it transformed overnight from a garment production factory into a mask production centre.

Such life-saving masks are now posing an environmental problem because they are a source of micro-plastic fibers that are harmful to the environment.

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