U is for- Used PPE

A mask blew into our garden today, I was beside myself with disgust and fury. Littered PPE has become tthe new 'hang your dog's doo, in a bag, on a tree' in the UK

[Phil Sandford]

Haven’t seen it. Yet. Dog poo hanging in trees, yes and often, but no PPE As yet. 🤬

[Jacqueline]

So stupid (*&€#!!) to leave all that rubbish behind.......😡 clean up after yourself people!

[Taffy]

It is disgusting to see these on the ground. Well captured (disappointing) sign of our times.

[Shutterbug]

I like how you contrasted the nice with the disgusting. We get the dog doo and it is maddening since they have dog doo trash bins frequently placed. I haven’t seen masks but the gloves were a problem in the grocery parking for awhile....then the store got the cart sanitizer to watch for it. I always wish I could walk up to litterers and say “the maid isn’t coming today”

[Susan Wakely]

I am regularly seeing discarded masks and gloves especially in that quaint ( I use the word loosely) little town near you!! 🤬😡

[amyK]

yes yes and yes....have seen masks blowing around the neighborhood-so annoying & I like your comparison to the dog-doo in a tree--a pet peeve of my husbands ("why do you bother picking it up and then disgustingly leave it in a tree"). USA has no shortage of slobs either!

[Mags]

Yikes! I think I would have been very upset at that sight too! Sign of the times.

[Joan Robillard]

I haven't noticed any of that here. I can see something that you sit down and it gets blown away but that would seem something rare.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh that is so horrible - and for our wildlife the PPE is the new biggest environmental disaster in so many ways - all comes in plastic, then is discarded to tangle and kill. Let alone that you were left to clean up someones infected mess UGH!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Oh my, terrible situation.

[Valerie Chesney]

Uugh! So easy to dispose of yet.....so many just don't care or think of others at all...

[JackieR]

@happysnaps minority human nature
@dutchothotmailcom it is
@koalagardens ugh indeed
@joansmor lucky you
@marlboromaam and do bad a sign
@amyk I agree with your husband tell him
@wakelys quaint???!!!!!!!!
@shutterbug49 prompt today for camera club is discordant do I'm pleased you noticed
@taffy than you
@jacqbb but they won't
@phil_sandford seriously?? Must be right posh up north with kind, considerate, caring of the environment public!!

[Kathy]

I've not been away from the house too much and haven't seen much litter. Probably because there are still a lot of people not wearing masks. It's rare to see someone in gloves. I never felt that people knew how to use them anyway and they (and me) were better off putting their items in "quarantine" for a few days and washing their hands. Now I don't even do the former.

[Cazzi]

Makes me angry too...there's just no reason for it!

[katy]

It makes a nice photo but it’s a sad commentary on the intelligence of people in this world

[Kathy A]

It's happening here too, I see masks everywhere I go

[Babs]

Oh no, this is scarier than finding used syringes in alleyways.

[Sylvia du Toit]

It is horrible. Have not seen it here. But peper and plastic bags in some areas is a problem. They pick it up today. Tomorrow the same problem.

[Monique]

😣

[Casablanca]

It drives me utterly crazy too to see masks and gloves discarded on the pavements, especially when they are only a few steps away from a bin! I have to say though that this is decreasing around here as most people seem to be wearing washable masks instead now or full face visors.

[JackieR]

@casablanca @momamo @sdutoit @onewing @kjarn @grammyn @serendypyty @randystreat

Thank you all!!

[Merrelyn]

Any kind of littering infuriates me, but PPE takes it whole new level. How are things going in your corner of the world Jackie?