Spring Cleaning in the COVID-19 Era Means Picking Up Lots of PPE
Image credit: Laura Herberg/WDET From masks to ‘wipey-dipes,’ Canton community members noticed a lot more litter than in years past, due largely in part to improperly discarded personal protective equipment. Phyliss Macuga Baker stands in a field next to a shopping center in Canton holding a trash bag and scanning the area. There are drink bottles, cigarettes, plastic bags and plenty of personal protective equipment lying in the grass. “People that are very conscious of COVID-19 and they want to take care of their sanitary needs drop all of their wipey-dipes and their masks in her...