A "throw Away" World

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A few day ago I was on a course on foot care where we were shown hot to cut peoples toe nails and certificated accordingly. On completion of the course we were all given a pair of toe nail clippers, they looked the business, highly polished very professional looking with nice padded grips and as sharp as a razor, they looked like they should be at least £20 a pair, we were all quite chuffed.

We were then told that they could be used once and then thrown away!

What a waste, I have found them online: £3.54 a pair complete with an emery board if you buy 100 http://justcarepodiatry.co.uk/products/instruments/sterile-single-use/susol-basic-set-sterile-pk100.html

Is it really more economical to replace them than to sterilize them, these are what are NHS tutors said they use daily.

[RATTER15]

We have often returned thousands of pounds worth of unopened and sealed medication knowing that it will all be destroyed. I dare say that millions of pounds worth of unopened and sealed medication is destroyed every week in the UK.