Author of the article: Mary Caton Publishing date: Jun 28, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 2 minute read • The pandemic has created a new source of trash to dirty Canada's shorelines. In this June 14, 2014, file photo, Terry Kennedy joins other volunteers as they clean the Windsor shoreline during that year's Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Photo by TYLER BROWNBRIDGE /Windsor Star Article content Single-use plastic discarded along Canada’s shorelines almost doubled in 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic only added to the volume of litter. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup’s annual report noted that single-use food and beverage litter accounted for more than a quarter of all garbage found along waterfronts in 2020.