Last year, millions of single-use face masks were discarded around the world. Many of the discarded masks have been found polluting the coastal waters of places like California and clogging landfills.

That’s the plan for a new initiative by designer Marianne de Groot of the Dutch design firm Pons Ontwerp. Called Marie Bee Bloom, it’s a biodegradable mask that’s made from layers of rice paper (or ...

Dubai, July 20, 2004 - Enthralled by the legions of masked superheroes and cartoon stars like Batman, Spiderman and Zorro and The Mask, children at the Al Bustan Centre can now create their very own ...