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<strong>Let's talk about the environmental impact of COVID-19.</strong> The masks. The paper masks. They need to go. <strong>I am so disgusted by the amount of paper masks being strewn about on the sidewalks, on local hiking trails, and in waterways. </strong>The flimsy film is not biodegradable and the straps are choking our sea creatures. Something needs to change or we're never going to recover from this pandemic. I saw this mask on the floor when I was taking a walk back from the dining hall. I was so upset. I couldn't even pick it up because I ran out of hand sanitizer. I'm going to invest in a trash picker at this point. I'm sick of it. <strong>I don't care if people call me gross or make fun of me for picking up litter. This is our planet, people; and we need to take better care of it.</strong> <strong>The rubber gloves.</strong> First of all, as of right now, wearing gloves has been deemed ineffective for fitting off COVID-19. We need to ditch the rubber and just start washing our hands! On top of that, we need to stop discarding of rubber gloves. Here's a suggestion: if you're so concerned about wearing gloves, why not invest in reusable cloth ones? Although they are ineffective as of today, at least cloth ones won't pile up in a landfill (the same thing goes for masks). <strong>I am outraged at the human race right now. Not only are we selfish, but we are sloppy, too.</strong> We must do better. I may go around campus this weekend and pick up garbage. I am so shaken by this behavior. I'm sure our planet is shaken, too.