Discussion keeps the world turning This is Roundtable With cold season here,
our first line of defense is back.
The disposable mask.
But once it leaves our face, it's a story far from over.
Each discarded mask embarks on a lengthy afterlife piling up in landfills and oceans.
What if we could stop that journey before it begins?
Well,
scientists may have found the key by turning our biggest plastic problem into a surprising solution.
We'll break down the details.
We're live from Beijing.
This is Roundtable.
I'm Steve...
Thank you very much for being with us today and for the show.
I'm with Feifei and Youshaan up first It is that time of year again the sniffles They're back.
Maybe you have them as well.
They're spreading.
The seasonal bugs are booming.
Masks also are back in heavy rotation.
You're protecting yourself from the latest flu strain, of course,
but have you stopped to think about what happens after you toss away that disposable shield?