During a walk around his block in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mark Benfield was struck by how many discarded gloves and masks he saw on his short route. The Louisiana State University professor, who ...

It’s not news that our trash eventually finds its way to the ocean. Because oceans are downstream, litter will eventually find a pathway into our bodies of water if it’s not discarded properly—and ...

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 ...

A startling new phenomenon in the COVID-19 pandemic shows an alarming amount of personal protective equipment like rubber gloves and masks being discarded in parking lots. The trend comes as more and ...

Toronto Mayor John Tory says discarding used rubber gloves and face masks on the ground is not only "bone-headed" but "risky" and he reminded residents Tuesday that littering in the city can result in ...

Eight months after breaking ground on its two personal protective equipment manufacturing plants in Broussard, SafeSource Direct produced its first glove. Now — a full year after the groundbreaking — ...

Some local postal employees think safety measures taken by the U.S. Postal Service in response to anthrax-contaminated mail are an empty gesture. With anthrax-tainted letters leaving two postal ...

WASHINGTON—Efforts are under way to dramatically increase rubber glove production on U.S. soil using the Defense Production Act, which traces its history to the Korean War and is inspired by efforts ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — During a walk around his block in ...