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Michigan State Police: Dirty gloves, masks still being discarded in grocery store parking lots

Posted at 9:14 AM, Apr 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-08 09:14:17-04

(WXYZ) — Michigan State Police is reminding the public that littering is still a crime.

There is still personal protection equipment littering parking lots and grocery stores across Michigan.

Previously, 7 Action News shared photos of grocery stores in Oakland County with gloves and masks disposed of in the parking lot.

MSP First District tweeted about finding more PPE discarded in parking lots at local grocery stores, some of them by garbage cans.

MSP notes that someone else has to utilize gloves to clean these up.

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