A councillor has blasted people who are dumping masks and gloves on the streets and warned it could spread coronavirus. Councillor Siobhian Brown was shocked to spot the discarded personal protective equipment (PPE) lying on roads in Ayr.
Town streets, which have been littered with PPE include Doonholm, Maybole, Heathfield and Prestwick Roads among others. Blue plastic gloves are even lying on rural hedges outside villages such as Coylton and Annbank.
Our Ayrshire Post photographer spotted a mask in Rozelle Park (above).Ayr West SNP councillor Brown said: “I have been shocked to see masks and disposable gloves discarded by the roadside in recent weeks.