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The mask trash series

Title (Dublin Core)

The mask trash series

Description (Dublin Core)

The mask trash series.

Historical records come in many forms, and although history favors the written record, the current pandemic reveals ephemeral stories worth documenting. Globally, many people are wearing face masks daily, some are hand-sewn, others commercially made, and some are disposable. They are necessary, they slow the rate of transmission, but they also come with an environmental cost.

Corresponding with this new public health trend is a rise in pandemic-related trash such as face masks littering driveways, streets, sidewalks, parks, and waterways. Face masks choke the landscape and harm wildlife. Disposable masks are spun from polymer plastic, meaning they won’t break down, but they will continue to split into smaller and smaller pieces, some of which will be ingested by animals and even re-consumed by other creatures in the food chain.

The mask trash series seeks to highlight the increase in pandemic-related trash, and give space to a facet of history we often wish we could ignore: the waste we either intentionally or inadvertently discard.

Date (Dublin Core)

March 23, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Katy Kole de Peralta

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Katy Kole de Peralta

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Public Space
English Environment & Landscape
English Clothing & Accessories

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mask
trash
litter
environment
discard

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

mask
face mask
trash
litter
environment
discard

Collection (Dublin Core)

Environment

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Maya Peralta, age 5, talks through the fence to her neighbor and classmate from Scales Technology Academy about Coronavirus.
Kathleen Kole de Peralta Biography Sheet

Exhibit (Dublin Core)

Environment and the Pandemic>The Future

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/23/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/04/2021
09/16/2021
11/14/2021
03/27/2022
06/21/2022

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona Collection

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Title Alternate label Class
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded in a gutter on a street. Buildings can be seen in the blurry background. Mask trash #21 Linked Data Image
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded in the dirt below a drainage area. A concrete walkway extends above it. Mask trash #22 Linked Data Image
This is a picture of a discarded face mask that has been left near a sidewalk. A railroad crossing, several cars, and some buildings can been seen in the background. Mash trash #23 Linked Data Image
Mask trash #20 Linked Data Interactive Resource
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded near a walkway in the grass. Mask trash #34 Linked Data Image
This is a picture of a discarded face mask that has been dropped in a bush by a body of water. Mask trash Golden Gate Bridge Park Linked Data Interactive Resource
This is a picture of a discarded mask next to a stone wall on a concrete walkway.Mask trash San Francisco Linked Data Interactive Resource
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded in the dirt outdoors. Boucke Mask Trash Linked Data Image
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded by a wooden bench outdoors. Shotgun Range Mask Trash Linked Data Interactive Resource
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded on a dirt path outdoors. Flag Area Mask Trash Linked Data Interactive Resource
PPE as litter Linked Data Image
Mask trash outside the CDL Linked Data Interactive Resource
Mask trash outside Tops Liquors Linked Data Image
Mask trash at Forest Ave Linked Data Image
Disposable mask on campus Linked Data Image
Mask trash near the bike rack Linked Data Image
Mask trash Arequipa Linked Data Image
Mask trash calle Andrés Razuri Linked Data Image
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Title Alternate label Class
This is a picture of a mask that has been discarded in some desert shrubs, while the sun begins to set in the background.Mask trash #31 Link Interactive Resource
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded in a bush with yellow flowers on the side of a concrete public walkway with a railing. Mask trash #32 Link Image
This is a picture of a face mask that has been discarded on a concrete walkway near a pier. Groups of people walk by in the background while the sun sets. Mask trash #35 Link Interactive Resource

This item was submitted on March 23, 2021 by Katy Kole de Peralta using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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