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With People Dumping Masks & Gloves Out In The Open, There's A New Threat Facing The Environment

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic means more and more people are wearing gloves and masks to keep the virus from infecting them. But the way they're disposed of is putting people and animals at risk. Sadly for all involved, some are discarding used gloves and masks out in the open--on roads, in car parks and streets--after trips to the shops and hospitals. This habit of dumping trash on the roads will definitely land us in trouble, especially during the rapid spread of coronavirus. Here’s a look at how people are inviting a new threat while thinking they're keeping one at bay.

Anuj Tiwari Updated on May 21, 2020, 16:10 IST

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic means more and more people are wearing gloves and masks to keep the virus from infecting them. But the way they're disposed of is putting people and animals at risk. Sadly for all involved, some are discarding used gloves and masks out in the open--on roads, in car parks and streets--after trips to the shops and hospitals. This habit of dumping trash on the roads will definitely land us in trouble, especially during the rapid spread of coronavirus. Here’s a look at how people are inviting a new threat while thinking they're keeping one at bay.

A protective glove is seen discarded in the grass in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Someone threw a used mask on the road in Hyderabad.

A boy plays with used disposable gloves at a school under a metro bridge in East Delhi on Friday.?

Children playing with used disposable gloves at a school under a metro bridge in East Delhi.

Used gloves are left on the ground at a COVID-19 screening centre on the outskirts of Srinagar.

The spike in COVID-19 is also seeing a demand for PPE (personal protective equipment), and plastics in takeaway food, which, among other things, are resulting in?a ton of plastic waste accumulation.

Two children carry firewood in used PPE kit in COVID-19 epicentre Agra in Uttar Pradesh.

A protective mask is seen discarded on a sidewalk in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

A protective mask is seen discarded on a sidewalk in?the Lebanese capital Beirut.

A discarded disposable glove is seen flying in the wind, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Barcelona, Spain.

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Anuj Tiwari writes stories for SEO and is a Youtube wizard. An engineer turned social media champ, he keeps a track of all that goes around the world. His interest areas include historic events, political and social-sciences.

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