I find that if you have to pay for something,
you tend to keep it well.
But if you are handed things on a plate without much effort on your part,
then it is of very little consequence to you.
40 million pounds worth (that is US $66.16800) of medication is thrown away yearly here in the UK.
THAT IS 40 MILLION POUNDS...................
Approximately 609 tonnes (609,000 kg or 1342 615, 18 lbs) is incinerated per annum.
And it is increasing year on year -
That money - could it be spent else where?
Schools? Hospitals?
Those tablets - were they actually needed?
What? All of them?
Only to be thrown away?
On a lighter note - I am still on the tea and toast - for medicinal reasons only of course.
And tonight is 'knit n knatter'
We meet, we chat, we knit, we crochet, we sew and we eat cake
and I love it!
Such a hotch potch of souls
Grannies
Aunties
Divorcees
Mothers
Friends
Us
Well, I hope you start feeling better soon. Perhaps the food tonight will tempt you into something other than toast.
ReplyDeleteYou know -- all the medicine that is pitched, does it go down the drain and eventually end up in our water supply?
Hi Jan,
ReplyDeleteI'm on the mend, thank you - I have to be - it's the pirate madness this Saturday, I've got to yo-ho-ho with the rest of them!
The discarded medicines used to be sifted through and all the stuff that was still within it's shelf life was sent to charities in counties like Africa where they (the meds) could be used for good, but now its considered not suitable (health and safety) and is just incinerated.
This sadly is just the 'recorded' discarded meds, just think of the stuff where people just flush it away and not say anything.......
Not good. :( so so wasteful.