Make Garbage Masks into Useful things! Like ear savers to wear more masks!
For those who just want to get to the meat of this How-to, here’s the basic recipe:
-Slice up a mask and keep the two outside layers (throw away the middle) Heat the layers between parchment paper at 200C/400f
- Fold and Reheat the Plastic to desired thickness
- Laser cut your design into the plastic sheet
-Enjoy!
Full Instructable Herehttps://www.instructables.com/Ear-Savers-From-Garbage-Masks/?cb=1604517248Disposable blue masks have become iconic on faces and unfortunately, littered about the streets. The ubiquity of disposable masks is helping fight the pandemic, but all these single-use plastics have an environmental toll as well. This is a simple project demonstrating how to turn waste PPE into other covid-fighting safety materials. Also I just liked the kind of meta-idea of turning old masks into new mask accessories!