The chair of Ennis Tidy Towns is pleading with people using personal protective equipment to dispose of these items properly.
A spike has been reported in the likes of latex gloves and masks being tossed aside on roadsides and in other public areas.
- Advertisement -
Many shops are providing these items free of charge for people when they enter the store, while purchases of PPE for personal use has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.
Cormac McCarthy is encouraging people to take all necessary precautions but says we have to be mindful of the impact of carelessly discarding such items too.
