MILWAUKEE- For those who spend their time cleaning up after all of us, finding personal protective equipment on the ground is becoming an increasingly common sight.
Zoe Jump of Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful says finding a facemask or two, or two-dozen, is not a surprise during their neighborhood cleanups.
“It’s causing another pandemic… a litter pandemic,” Jump tells WTMJ. “We’re seeing a lot of PPE, especially with the snow melting after the long winter.”
Jump says they recently found two-dozen masks during a two-hour cleanup in the Menomonee Valley last week.
As we get closer to the end of the pandemic, though, it’s likely that more people will shed their PPE, or at least slim down the mask collection they’ve amassed over the past 14 months. So what do we do with it all?
Milwaukee DPW hosting 10th annual compost bin sale
The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works is hosting its 10th annual compost bin sale.
This year they are partnering with Recycling Connections, a Wisconsin-based non-profit that focuses on waste reduction, recycling and resource conservation, to host the event and provide the Home Composter. It is described as a highly-rated compost bin that is not available in stores. Each purchase will include a backyard composting book for $55 dollars, including tax. Kitchen Katcher stainless steel compost pails will also be available for sale for $20 each, including tax.
As usual, pre-orders for the compost bins and kitchen pails are being accepted through March 12, 2021.