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  April 8, 2020

  COVID Litter

  What you will find as you take a walk down any block, street, avenue, or boulevard on Staten Island.
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  2022-04-12

  Abandoned Mask Found At Gas Station

  Mask I found while pumping gas. It's crazy how many masks are just dropped on the ground after using them
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  2022-04-07

  Mask Pollution

  This is an Instagram post by discarded_face_masks_uk. This is an account that shows people that have left their face masks on the ground, thus making it worse for the environment. Hashtags like #coveryourface do imply that they still want you to wear a mask, but are against people accidentally leaving them on the ground. This helps speak of a larger issue where with mask mandates in places in some areas, it leaves more opportunity for people to litter with their face masks, as people will take them off at times when doing certain tasks or if they think they don't need one in some specific area.
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  2021-09-28

  The trashiest place on earth

  Mask trash at Disneyland California
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  2021-08-21

  Mask trash

  I went to Sedona to celebrate my birthday with some friends. We decided to do the bell rock hike and as we were hiking and enjoying nature it felt like life before Covid. It was an odd feeling of normalcy. That feeling quickly fled as we got lost on our way back to the parking lot. We ended up walking on the highway back to the parking lot instead of walking through a random trail. As we walked I came across this mask, there’s no way of knowing if it came from a car or a hiker but I was quickly reminded that we are still in the midst of a pandemic. Seeing left behind masks always makes me wonder how much mask trash has impacted our environment.
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  2020-05-15

  PPE as litter

  One of the most frustrating parts of the pandemic is the return to single use items. While we're talking about building back better, people are also using more packaging via online orders and disposable items to avoid sharing. Single use masks are particularly problematic and can be frequently seen on the ground as litter. The strings get caught around birds' legs and cause problems for wildife.
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  2021-07-22T09:50

  Flag Area Mask Trash

  This is a littered mask I found just several dozen feet east of the flag area and the program office at Camp Wolfeboro. I had just finished my Forestry merit badge session on the Tuolumne County side of camp, when I crossed the river to head to my Shotgun Shooting merit badge session at 10:00 AM. On the way to the range, I found a mask laying on the ground. I was a bit baffled as to how this mask was still here, because dozens of people had to have walked by it that morning already, whether going to or from a merit badge class or heading back to their campsite. The mask is extremely obvious, so anyone who walked here would have seen it. The photo was taken at 9:50 AM on Thursday, July 22, 2021.
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  2021-07-23T15:31

  Shotgun Range Mask Trash

  In addition to finding mask trash at my campsite and in the common areas that Scouts and Scouters (adults in Scouting) walk through, I also found mask trash at program areas (meaning areas where merit badge sessions and other Scouting activities take place), like the shotgun range. Like the other photos, I picked up the mask after I took the photo. I am not as disappointed about this littered mask as I am about the others because it was in a fairly hidden location under a bench and I think most people at the range wouldn't have seen it. The photo was taken at 3:31 PM on Friday, July 23, 2021.
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  2021-07-19T06:58

  Boucke Mask Trash

  This is a photo I took of a mask littered on the ground at the Boucke campsite at Camp Wolfeboro. This is the campsite where my troop, Troop 834, stayed during the fifth week of camp, when I took the photo. I picked up the mask and threw it away after I took the photo, and I hope it wasn't anyone from our troop who forgot to pick up their garbage. I find it interesting that the pandemic prevented most human activity from taking place at the camp in 2020 and now that people have returned there are new types of trash. The photo was taken at 6:58 AM on Monday, July 19, 2021.
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  2021-04-19

  Mask trash #32

  Blue and white disposable mask trash caught in the shrubs off to the side of Priest and near Rio Salado.
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  2021-04-15

  Mask trash #31

  Disposable mask found along the north bank of rio salado, near the 202 loop and Priest.
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  2021-04-06

  Mask trash #20

  A child's re-usable face mask with Cars 2 design found on the sidewalk across from Jaycee Park in Tempe, Arizona.
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  2021-04-02

  Mask trash #28

  Blue and white disposable mask near the Tempe Center for the Arts parking lot.
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  2021-04-01

  Mask trash #26

  Mask trash along Rio Salado Parkway near Hardy Drive.
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  2021-03-26

  Mask trash #26

  Black and white checker fabric face mask near Tempe Beach park.
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  2021-03-23

  The mask trash series

  The mask trash series. Historical records come in many forms, and although history favors the written record, the current pandemic reveals ephemeral stories worth documenting. Globally, many people are wearing face masks daily, some are hand-sewn, others commercially made, and some are disposable. They are necessary, they slow the rate of transmission, but they also come with an environmental cost. Corresponding with this new public health trend is a rise in pandemic-related trash such as face masks littering driveways, streets, sidewalks, parks, and waterways. Face masks choke the landscape and harm wildlife. Disposable masks are spun from polymer plastic, meaning they won’t break down, but they will continue to split into smaller and smaller pieces, some of which will be ingested by animals and even re-consumed by other creatures in the food chain. The mask trash series seeks to highlight the increase in pandemic-related trash, and give space to a facet of history we often wish we could ignore: the waste we either intentionally or inadvertently discard.
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  2021-03-18

  Mask trash #20

  Disposable mask found along the north bank of Rio Salado across from Tempe Beach Park.
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  2021-03-18

  Mask trash #19

  White & blue disposable mask on the south bank of Rio Salado near Rural Road.
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  2021-03-18

  Mask trash #18

  White disposable face mask. State farm building in the background.
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  2021-03-18

  Mask trash #17

  A new day, new trash along the Rio Salado. White, muddy mask found on the south bank just after east of Mill Ave.
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  2021-03-17

  Mask trash #16

  Blue & white disposable face mask near the bus stop by Hardy & 5th in Tempe, Arizona.
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  2021-03-16

  Mask trash #15

  Blue & white disposable face mask east of Rural road found along the South Bank of the riverwalk along Rio Salado.
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  2021-03-16

  Mask trash #14

  Black fabric disposable mask draped over a stick at the boat launch near Tempe Beach Park. This photo shows a lot of other trash washed up here, including a dead fish.
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  2021-03-16

  Mask trash #13

  Child's fabric face mask with a Batman print. This was found near Tempe Beach Park. I picked it up and brought it home as it was in pretty good condition. First, I'm soaking it in vinegar and then I'll wash for my 2yo to use.
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  2021-03-15

  Mask trash #12

  Disposable mask trash near Mitchell Park.
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  2021-03-15

  Mask trash #11

  White and blue disposable face mask found near 9th and Roosevelt in Tempe, Arizona.
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  2020-03-08

  Mask trash #10

  White & blue disposable mask along the rail line. Found near the corner of Ash and 5th in downtown Tempe, AZ.
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  2021-03-06

  Mask trash #9

  It's rare to see trash or even discarded masks on campus. The university does a good job of keeping the grounds tidy and clean-looking. I found this mask near the back stairs of the COOR building.
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  2021-03-06

  Mask trash #8

  I came across this white fabric mask while walking from home to the university. It was near the corner of Roosevelt and 5th.
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  2021-03-04

  Mask trash #7

  Mask trash spotted on the walk back from Whole Foods near the intersection of 5th and Hardy.
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  2021-03-04

  Mask trash #6

  Fabric mask spotted on the corner of Mill and University near Campus.
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  2020-03-01

  Mask trash #5

  Mondays are "no media Mondays," at our house. I went out with the family to the river walk along Rio Salado. On our way back to the car, I found this black, fabric, reusable mask on the path just down from the Tempe Center for the Arts.
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  2020-02-27

  Mask trash #4

  Disposable masks are everywhere, I found this one stuck in my neighbor's fence.