I hear you, but I feel like disposable face masks are filling the earth. It seems like a great solution to use reusable face masks, especially since labs tend to have a lot of waste already. Maybe they could add a number to the mask so students can identify theirs or suggest students bring their own disposable masks if they feel uncomfortable with it.

On Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 09:27 Debbie Decker <debbie.m.decker**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com> wrote:

"We have a contract with CINTAS, who also supplies our lab coats for our students. The students arrive to campus wearing their personal masks, then we supply them with washable cloth masks (from CINTAS) to wear inside the lab. The masks are then collected after lab, in recycle bins, and CINTAS picks up and delivers the masks twice a week."

Oh ick. Sorry - this just sounds gross to me. I'd wear a laundered lab coat that wasn't assigned specifically to me. But not a face mask!

A disposable mask policy makes sense to me. My $0.02

Best,

Debbie

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