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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Government accused of ‘eye-watering waste’ for burning unused PPE in China

PA Wire

Labour has criticised the “eye-watering waste” of burning half a billion pieces of unused Covid protective gear in China.

The Government said it was holding some 589 million unneeded items of personal protective equipment (PPE) in China as of last September, most of which was destroyed by March of this year in a bid to reduce high storage costs.

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