PPE Equipment is Polluting Orange County's Beaches
PPE Equipment is Polluting Orange County’s Beaches Orange Countybeaches are continuing to experience a “frustrating” amount of litter, with some waste brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental advocates say. During a study of the impact of the pandemic on beaches, the Southern California Surfrider Foundation found personal protective equipment (PPE) to be among the common waste. “The COVID-19 pandemic led to an almost 63 percent decrease in the number of overall items collected during [beach] cleanups,” Surfrider reported. “This past year personal protective equipment...
Source: theepochtimes.com