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COVID waste: This Taiwanese firm is turning used face masks into phone chargers

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The COVID pandemic is believed to be generating 7,200 tonnes of medical waste every day but this company is finding new ways to reuse it.

Added on the 07/02/2022 17:57:36 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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