We humans DO NOT deserve this planet … “I see them too. Everywhere. As Marie Fazio explains in recent NYT article. On beaches. Floating in Ocean. In parking lots. On sidewalks. Gloves. Wipes. Kleenex. Masks. Discarded everywhere. Sickening, really. Come on People.”
I see them too. Everywhere. As Marie Fazio explains in recent NYT article. On beaches. Floating in Ocean. In parking lots. On sidewalks. Gloves. Wipes. Kleenex. Masks. Discarded everywhere. Sickening, really. Come on People.
Experts say the risk of catching coronavirus from a discarded mask is minimal, but the litter is causing concern for other reasons: Used masks and gloves, which cannot be recycled, pose a problem for the environment.
Disposable masks and gloves aren’t necessarily better or worse than any other kind of litter, according to experts.
Like other waste, a mask could be mistaken for food by wildlife. Or a heavy rain could wash it into a storm drain or a river and eventually the ocean, posing a risk for marine ecosystems.
“It’s quite alarming where these are ending up,” said Gary Stokes, founder of OceansAsia, a marine conservation group. “It’s not just the beaches. We’re getting…
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It Is What It Is 
We certainly do not deserve the natural beauty of our earth, and one day it will be gone.
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