Last week, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney made wearing masks mandatory in all indoor places and outside for gatherings of people not living in the same household. Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine ordered the same on Wednesday.

In accordance with these mandates and following a trend we’ve seen in other parts of the country, entrepreneurs Ben Waxman of A. Waxman & Company, LLC and Nathaniel Parks of Print for Progress think refurbished vending machines could become valuable tools in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia: Earlier this week, the entrepreneurs announced the launch of Philly PPE to sell personal protective equipment like masks for $1 each and disinfecting wipes out of centrally located vending machines that once sold snacks.

The machines are being sourced from several vending supply companies mostly based in the United States’ Northeast region, Waxman said. With a leasing agreement, the machines will be provided at no cost to private locations like hotels, hospitals and residential buildings, and each sponsoring location can receive up to 10% of each machine’s revenue.

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