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As a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) swept through the world in 2020, preparedness plans, masking policies and more public policy changed just as quickly. WVXU has covered the pandemic's impact on the Tri-State from the very beginning, when on March 3, 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine barred spectators from attending the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus over concerns about the virus, even though Ohio had yet to confirm a single case of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Is Impacting Our Oceans And Our Curbsides

Ann Thompson/WVXU

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened a crisis already facing our oceans. Thirty percent more waste is finding its way into the world's oceans and that now includes face masks and latex gloves. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered an estimated global use of 129 billion faces masks and 65 billion gloves every month.

On a local level, consumer trash consumption is also up. Rumpke Waste & Recycling is seeing an above normal amount of residential trash under the pandemic. As more people work from home, they are generating more garbage on the curb.

Joining Cincinnati Edition to discuss the impact the pandemic has had on our waste streams are SoulBuffaloFounder and Partner Dave Ford; and Rumpke Waste & Recycling Director of Corporate Communications Amanda Pratt.

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Michael Monks brings a broad range of experience to WVXU-FM as the host of Cincinnati Edition, Cincinnati Public Radio's weekday news and information talk show.