This Face Mask Is Designed To Break Down Naturally And Be Plantable

Marie Bee Bloom's eco-friendly disposable mask. (Instagram / mariebeebloom))

JAKARTA - A Dutch designer came up with the idea of placing flower seeds between rice paper, to make a mask that is biodegradable and can be planted in your garden.

One of the concerns as well as being a big homework during the COVID-19 pandemic is that disposable mask waste Apart from being difficult to decompose and prone to spreading the virus, disposable masks also have other problems.

Launching Euronews, disposable masks break down into microplastics which can contaminate food and our bodies. Disposable disposable masks also pose a risk to wildlife.

Concerned about the problem of disposable masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dutch designer Marianne de Groot-Pons in January began working on the concept of disposable masks that help biodiversity develop.

Illustration. (Instagram / mariebeebloom)

"The idea is to develop the world. This is your chance to make bees happy and return something to nature," explains Marianne.

Named 'Marie Bee Bloom', this eco-friendly mask is selling well and is reaping a lot of demand. In just five weeks, he had to move from the kitchen table where he assembled his homemade masks and now employs 30 people.

For now, he's selling his homemade masks in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, but in a few weeks, he hopes to open up all over Europe. Expanding his business is not just a matter of capacity.

"We have to find out, how could the world develop? Because it's a bit difficult to send seeds to places like the United States, Africa or Asia. But I hope we can find a way in time," said Marianne.