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Fury over the PPE graveyard: Mountain of thousands of unused packs of aprons and masks are fly-tipped near New Forest nature reserve

Fury over the PPE graveyard: Mountain of thousands of unused packs of aprons and masks are fly-tipped near New Forest nature reserve
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A mountain of thousands of PPE containers were dumped near a nature reserve, leaving councillors 'horrified' and questioning whether they were discarded during the pandemic for being 'substandard'

By Katherine Lawtom

HCC have contacted the Environment Agency to work out whether the protective gear was left during the pandemic because it was defective. 

During the Covid pandemic the Department for Health and Social Care spent £12billion on PPE - but the allocation of contracts and purchasing of medical clothing has been under criticism. 

In 2022 the government revealed DHSC lost 75 per cent of its first year budget to inflated prices and defected kit - including £4billion of unusable PPE which was set to be burned 'to generate power'.

The cost of storing unused equipment in warehouses hit an eye-watering £770,000 per day last year

Now, a report from the HCC Regulatory Committee meeting, revealed the discovery was made following an investigation by New Forest District Council into use of land at Little Testwood Farm Caravan Park, Hampshire.

The report read: 'Following their own investigations into the use of land as a caravan park, New Forest District Council reported the large-scale storage of packs of old PPE.

'It became apparent that thousands of packs of medical aprons had been dumped on the land with no obvious signs that they were being protected or stored for some future use.

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The unexpected heap was found in Calmore, bordering Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve and AFC Totton Football Club

'The concern is that they have been dumped with no intention of removal to a proper facility.

'The EA have been contacted to see if they can determine where the PPE originated and whether it was discarded by a Health Trust as substandard during the Covid procurement.

'Enquiries have been made with Land Registry to ascertain land ownership, although this has flagged up a possible HCC link as we are mentioned in one clause in relation to a s106 Agreement.'

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