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Discarded PPE in seas a 'new type of pollution', French cleanup group says

Volunteer divers who are part of the association Operation Mer Propre say they have seen discarded face masks and latex gloves floating underwater during their operations around the French coast for a month. Aware of the situation, government leaders have called on the public to dispose of their used PPE properly. Source: LAURENT LOMBARD/OPERATION MER PROPRE via REUTERS