In recent days, I have seen discarded masks lying in gutters. Some of these will eventually be washed into the ocean via storm drains. For years, environmentalists have been warning about the threat that plastic bags pose to the ecology, but what about the millions of masks that will eventually be discarded?
I work at a big box home improvement store. Every day the parking lot is littered with masks and gloves and other items that have been in contact with bodily functions, like discarded juice boxes and tissues.
Some of these will eventually be washed into the ocean via storm drains.
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And they will spread the COVID to the Dolphins, Whales, and Sea Turtles.
Oh No!