7. 7. Debate: The Circular Economy

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:13 pm on 17 October 2017.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 5:13, 17 October 2017

Thank you, Mike. I’m sure you’d agree with me, wouldn’t you? I’m very concerned about the return of mobility equipment when people have had operations in hospital. I know of two patients recently where, when they phoned up to say, ‘Can we return our equipment?’ ‘No, they’re no use to us. No, we can’t reuse them; just take them to your local tip’. I find that a complete and utter waste of money. I’ve raised it with the Cabinet Secretary, with the local authority, and I don’t know if you can help in some way, but we’re talking about wheelchairs, hundreds and hundreds of pounds’ worth of equipment, that is finding its way into landfill.