Thursday, 18 August 2022

How many medical masks have you used in the last three years? How many rapid antigen tests have you completed? The plastic waste of the pandemic is overwhelming on a personal level, let alone a global level. But what else can you do when hygienic healthcare is disposable?

In this Ethos forum, MOD. looks at the disposable nature of health. This problem starts at home, explodes in labs, and continues throughout the entire healthcare system. Is there another way? Or do we need to make peace with the waste that we need to keep us safe?

Make low-waste skincare with Matthew Wright-Simon from Eco Creative, then ask some big questions with Dr Robert Crocker, Professor Sanjay Garg, PhD Candidate Souha Youssef, and Dr Kristin Alford about the general cost of being safe.

This event will have Auslan interpretation, thanks to support from National Science Week.

Bring your disposable medical masks for recycling through TerraCycle. A dedicated mask recycling box will be available in the Bradley Building foyer until the end of the year.

For tickets and more information, see here.