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Don't Let Your Masks and Gloves Become Pollution

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Keep disposable face masks and gloves out of our waterways by throwing them in trash bins that aren't overflowing and cutting the elastic straps of masks to prevent animal entanglement.

Learn more about the impacts of aquatic trash. 

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Last updated on October 24, 2024
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