WHDH

Used masks and gloves are showing up on beaches and in oceans

(CNN) — The pandemic has not only upended millions of lives around the world, it’s now threatening the world’s oceans. Pandemic-generated waste, such as discarded disposable masks, gloves and wipes ...
People

More Than 62,000 Used Masks and Gloves Found in Oceans and on Beach Shorelines: 'A Significant Threat'

Preliminary data showed a total of 62,210 PPE items were collected during the International Coastal Cleanup event in September Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE ...
The Courier-Journal

State shows off stockpile of masks, gloves and other items to aid in event of COVID spike

FRANKFORT — Standing in a warehouse of floor-to-ceiling boxes of medical masks, gloves and gowns, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday the state is ready with ample personal protective equipment, or PPE ...
Afro

Masks and gloves are saving lives but cause pollution

Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from the media company who has been doing it right for over 130 years. Sign up Disposable masks ...
KTLA

NorCal environmental group tracks face masks, gloves bound for ocean

Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic. They’re also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering ...