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Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has voiced strong opposition to the Environment Agency's (EA) proposals to increase waste charges, set to be implemented in April 2025. The EA launched a consultation on these proposals from 11 November 2024 to 20 January 2025, seeking feedback on new regulatory charges for waste activities, including waste exemptions, a waste crime levy, and adjustments to hourly rates for certain activities. The agency emphasised that these charge proposals are designed to fund regulatory work targeting waste crime. In its response, CPE said that they "strongly disagree" with the proposed registration charge of £56 for waste exemptions, which would apply for a three-year period. The CPE argued that such charges would "put further pressure on a sector that is already at breaking point" and they "have no ability to pass on costs to their NHS patients." "NHS community pharmacies are experiencing significant financial pressures due to chronic government underfunding and the current economic climate," CPE stated.

Located in the breathtaking Pamohi area of Guwahati, Akshar is a very unique school which takes just plastic waste when it comes to its fees! Yes, you read that right. This eco-friendly school lets the little kids connect with the Mother Nature in a thoughtful and amazing way. Parmita Sarma, the co-founder of the school stated "We wanted to start a free school for all, but stumbled upon this idea after we realized a larger social and ecological problem brewing in this area. I still remember how our classrooms would be filled with toxic fumes every time someone in the nearby areas would burn plastics. Here it was a norm to burn waste plastic to keep warm. We wanted to change that and so started to encourage our students to bring their plastic waste as school fees". The school is a brainchild of Parmita and Mazin Mukhtar and they together founded the school in the month of June 2016.

Grundon Waste Management has introduced what it claims to be the UK's first verified nationwide inhaler return and recycling initiative. NHS Trusts and community pharmacies participating in the new scheme will have specialised recycling containers for inhalers installed to simplify public participation, Grundon said in a statement. Inhalers alone contribute to 4 per cent of NHS CO2 emissions, with around 73 million dispensed annually. By 2026, the health service aims to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from waste management, a target that rises to 80 percent between 2028 and 2032, as outlined in the NHS Clinical Waste Strategy. "This scheme holds the potential to revolutionise the approach of NHS Trusts towards achieving heightened carbon savings and ultimately, net zero emissions," said Chris Edwards, Grundon's General Manager - Technical. "Each discarded pressurised Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI) contains highly polluting hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases - a category of greenhouse gas known to be over a thousand times more detrimental than carbon dioxide in driving climate change." "This initiative securely captures these gases and repurposes them for application in the refrigeration sector. By also recycling the plastic and aluminium components of the device, we are making a noteworthy contribution to the circular economy," he added. Once collected, these will undergo processing at Grundon's specialist recycling facility in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, which is capable of handling more than 200,000 inhalers a day. The company aims to recycle 80 per cent of all prescribed inhalers by 2025, the statement added.

The NHS in Suffolk and North East Essex has launched a new campaign to reduce the amount of unused medicines that cost the NHS around £300 million a year. Across the UK, it is estimated that £100 million worth of medicines are returned to pharmacies, with an additional £90 million of unused prescription medicines stored in homes. Through social media, posters, and videos, people are encouraged to return unused prescriptions to pharmacies and avoid stockpiling or throwing them away. Reducing medicines waste not only saves money that can be reinvested into patient care within the NHS, but it's also better for the environment. Tania Farrow, who is leading the campaign on behalf of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), highlighted that everyone has a part to play in reducing medicines waste.

From farm to fork initiatives to food waste reduction, Verdict Foodservice looks at how retailers in the UK are cracking down on food waste to reach the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 to halve food waste by 2030.

If travel by wheelchair or travel by scooter, make sure your wheelchair or scooter is in good working order before leave house. If chair has not been serviced recently, send it to a repair shop for a general check over. This extra effort can save the heartache of suffering a breakdown overseas; save the time wasted trying to locate a repair shop and save the time wasted waiting for the repair. Transport considerations should be factored into the initial phase of the wheelchair and seating assessment process. Manufacturers of Soma SM 150.3 wheelchairs and seating systems should make information relating to the safe transportation of their products readily available and easy to understand.

A kidney disease diet is for those who suffer from kidney disease, also called renal failure, which means that your kidneys cannot get rid of the waste in your blood. This waste is brought about by the foods that you eat everyday and therefore to make the work of the kidneys easier, you need to incorporate the best kidney disease diet.

The food companies are applying different terms and writing some unnecessary information about the product on a label. Many people throw eatable products in that confusion. E.g., labels on milk product suggest that the product will be a waste after three days, but factually, the product can be preserved for a week by keeping it in a fridge. Thus, the organization is eyeing label influence. The labels containing information about any food product are expected to be enlarged and fair expiry bid providing. According to WRAP, applying 'display until' or 'sell by,' instead of 'best before' as a phrase can also reduce the waste count.

More than 1.5 million courses of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid have expired unused in European countries by the end of November, the health analytics firm Airfinty has revealed. It is predicted that the figure could surge to 3.1 million, at a value of $2.2 billion (around £1.73 billion), by the end of Feb 2024. According to Airfinty analysis, Britain has the highest unused stock, with an estimated one million expired drug courses worth $700 million (over £550 million). With 2.2 million courses estimated to expire unused by the end of June 2024 due to the low prescription of the antiviral in the country, the total drug value wasted in the UK could reach $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion), the report added.

Several pharmacies have joined the inhaler recycling scheme in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, to support NHS England's Greener NHS programme, which aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. It is part of a collaborative working initiative between the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and AstraZeneca UK Ltd, supported by the Black Country Integrated Care Board and Wolverhampton City Local Pharmaceutical Committee. Under this scheme, old and used inhalers are recycled and transformed into new products, such as coat hangers and waste bins. Simon Evans, group chief strategy officer for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, emphasised the importance of prioritising the reduction of carbon footprint while maintaining high-quality care, to protect the planet for future generations. "The Trust has already made significant achievements in several areas including the physical estate, clinical services, waste recycling, catering and medicines - with this inhaler recycling scheme from pharmacy being the latest string to our bow," he said.

The human body is highly complex, and the proper functioning of all its organs is imperative for one's overall wellbeing. The kidneys are one of the most vital organs responsible for getting rid of waste products, excess water, and other impurities in the blood. Kidney stones, also known as renal lithiasis, are crystallized minerals and acid salts deposits in the kidney. There are many causes of kidney stones such as dehydration, poor diet, excessive vitamin D intake, gout, and mineral imbalance, all of which can make the urine get too concentrated, thus causing the minerals to crystallize and bundle up. While commonly kidney stones don't cause any serious damage, they can cause blockage of urine and be extremely painful, in which case, surgery may be required. Here are ten effective natural remedies for kidney stones:

The human body is highly complex, and the proper functioning of all its organs is imperative for one's overall wellbeing. The kidneys are one of the most vital organs responsible for getting rid of waste products, excess water, and other impurities in the blood. Kidney stones, also known as renal lithiasis, are crystallized minerals and acid salts deposits in the kidney. There are many causes of kidney stones such as dehydration, poor diet, excessive vitamin D intake, gout, and mineral imbalance, all of which can make the urine get too concentrated, thus causing the minerals to crystallize and bundle up. While commonly kidney stones don't cause any serious damage, they can cause blockage of urine and be extremely painful, in which case, surgery may be required. Here are ten effective natural remedies for kidney stones:

Bacteria in the mouth are the main cause of bad breath. It produces wastes that smell, bad. It is also caused by infections, medication, poor hygiene, dry mouth, life and kidney problems and sinus etc.

Bacteria in the mouth are the main cause of bad breath. It produces wastes that smell, bad. It is also caused by infections, medication, poor hygiene, dry mouth, life and kidney problems and sinus etc.

The escalating food demands in the UK are clueing about the essentiality of food usability education. The Waste Management Agency, WRAP.

The escalating food demands in the UK are clueing about the essentiality of food usability education. The Waste Management Agency, WRAP.

Using sustainable alternatives to plastic, such as reusable bags and biodegradable products, can help reduce waste and protect the environment. By choosing eco-friendly options, we can contribute to a healthier planet.

Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr has slammed the SNP government for making taxpayers cover the cost of 'free' prescriptions for basic painkillers like paracetamol and ibuprofen on the NHS. An analysis conducted by Kerr, first reported in The Telegraph, revealed that the NHS Scotland pays as much as £8.53 per pack of paracetamol under its free prescription policy. Public Health Scotland data shows that nearly 2.5 million prescriptions for the common painkiller were issued in 2023-24, costing more than £14 million. Including an estimated £7 million to cover the pharmacy "dispensing fee", the total cost equates to £8.53 per prescription. In contrast, paracetamol can be purchased for as little as 37p in supermarkets. Similarly, Kerr's analysis found that ibuprofen-available over the counter for just 39p-cost the NHS £6.87 per prescription. Kerr condemned the costs as "beyond absurd," accusing the SNP of financial mismanagement.

Rather than waste your valuable time wading through so much information, in this blog post I'd like to give you my five golden rules for easy fat loss.

Do you think twice before getting into your bed with the love of your life? Why? What's the reason for such a time waste? Well, it may include a list of reasons that are not spoken of more often.

If you are on dialysis, a dialysis diet is extremely important, and knowing the dialysis machine is used to help your kidneys get rid of waste from your blood.

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A wheelchair is a type of chair with wheels designed for those persons who cannot walk due to illness, injury, or disability. It comes in variations some are propelled by motors and some propelled by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hands. The first wheelchair was invented by two friends Harry Jennings and Herbert Everest in 1933 which is used by Herbert Everest because his back was broken in an accident. Some different types of wheelchairs which are available in market are: Commode Wheelchair,Electric Wheelchair,Folding Wheelchair,Manual Wheelchair,Sport Wheelchair,Wheelchair Ramp,Wheelchair Parts A commode wheelchair is used by that person who can't walk due to disability and they used these wheelchairs as for bathroom commode. These chairs are consists of a seat, foot rests, four wheels: two caster wheels at the front and two large wheels at the back, a toilet seat and lid, a pair of arms for support, a bucket for waste and a splash guard. These wheelchairs are usually made from steel materials and very lightweight.