Horrifying pictures of masks and gloves washed up on beaches

Face masks that washed up on the beach in Soko Islands, Hong Kong after the outbreak of the coronavirus.

A terrifying view of trash discarded on the beach in Soko Islands, Hong Kong.

Footwear, blottles and other non-biodegradable waste discarded on the beach in Soko Island, Hong Kong.

Disposable masks and latex gloves along with other non-biodegradable waste found in Côte d'Azur, France. (Photo: Instagram)

According to estimates, we are using 129 billion face masks and 65 billion plastic gloves globally every month. (Photo: Instagram)

Divers on a clean-up mission around the Côte d'Azur are finding increasing amounts of COVID-19 waste. Opération Mer Propre, a French NGO is among many others who put up videos and photos of this new form of pollution during their clean up charity. (Photo: Instagram)

A bottle of empty hand sanitizer has been found along with masks and gloves in the ocean. (Photo: Instagram)

These gloves, which are non-biodegradable, contain micro-plastics that are released into the ocean and can cause cancer.

A little girl goes to the beach to pick up trash with her father during the Covid-19 pandemic.

As people use PPE’s to save themselves from the virus, they forget about the damage caused to the environment because of incorrect disposal methods.