“…Clearly, this urgent issue must be resolved by properly handling the waste face masks to limit their impact on the environment. To this end, a few researchers have utilized used face masks as mask fiber (MF), plastic-based isolation gowns, and nitrile gloves, in fat clay [ 11 , 12 ], in pavement [ 13 , 14 ], and in cement-based materials [ 6 , 7 , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] ].…”