"The successful Made-in-Canada solutions to the challenges launched today will help contribute to our health care response to keep Canadians safe into the future." The second deals with compostable surgical masks and respirators, including N95s, which could be mass produced and used by health care workers. Most single-use PPE products are made from non-biodegradable polymers and ultimately end up in landfills or are incinerated. "In the hospitals, it's harder to see an alternative where we're pretty much stuck using single-use masks." Some companies are developing reusable PPE products meant to be used in health care settings.

Source: CBC News October 16, 2020 21:22 UTC