Ugandans Melt Plastic Waste Into Coronavirus Face Shields

An effort to clean up plastic waste and turn it into building materials shifts gear as COVID-19 arrives and protective gear falls short

GULU, Uganda - When the Ugandan government ordered all non-essential workplaces shut to contain the coronavirus pandemic in late March, Peter Okwoko and his colleague Paige Balcom kept working.

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