[OKRA] Article on Coronavirus and safety issues for waste and recycling workers

[Ellen Bussert]

All of us are being inundated with information about COVID-19.  We thought
this article by Cole Rosengren from Wastedive might be of interest to you
since it specifically talks about waste and recycling workers.



Coronavirus poses multiple safety risks for waste and recycling workers

Concerns persist about infection exposure, while social distancing
requirements are changing how collection routes and MRFs are operated.
Labor unions are calling for answers around paid leave.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (2020). "Novel
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2" [Microscope image]. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nihgov/49565158908/in/album-72157713108522106/
.

Click Here for the rest of the story.
<https://www.wastedive.com/news/coronavirus-covid-waste-recycling-safety-collection-mrf/574359/>
AUTHOR Cole Rosengren <https://www.wastedive.com/editors/crosengren/>
@ColeRosengren <https://www.twitter.com/ColeRosengren>
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