(CNN) — The pandemic has not only upended millions of lives around the world, it’s now threatening the world’s oceans. Pandemic-generated waste, such as discarded disposable masks, gloves and wipes ...

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (KVEO) — Gloves and face masks are posing a threat to drainage systems because they’re not being disposed properly. Water bottles and trash bags are typically the things you ...

Preliminary data showed a total of 62,210 PPE items were collected during the International Coastal Cleanup event in September Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE ...

It’s been a difficult balance to strike: protecting communities and healthcare workers from COVID-19 with personal protection equipment (PPE) like face masks, rubber gloves, and isolation gowns—while ...

A Magellanic penguin in Brazil ingested a face mask. A hedgehog in England got itself entangled in a glove. An octopus off the coast of France was found seeking refuge under a mask. In August 2020, ...

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic. They’re also creating a worldwide ...

As the world has become hyper-hygienic since the pandemic began, plastic is playing an oversized role in the world's environmental problems. This Earth Day, Stephanie Sy looks at how many of the ...

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