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A South Shields man has donated a listening to help set after an initiative was launched to cease listening to aids going to landfill.
Hearing Aid Recycling (HAR) launched the initiative in partnership with the Dignity Funerals Group, who’re calling on members of the general public to donate their now not wanted listening to aids in order that they are often repurposed for these in want world wide who don’t have access to listening to companies.
HAR repeatedly sends upcycled pre-loved listening to aids donated by individuals within the UK, to varied areas of the world, selling sustainability within the audiology business.
Their work has already made a distinction, as they’ve despatched aids and audiologists to coach key staff within the likes of Pakistan, the place a drop camp in a village close to Rawalpindi helped over 100 individuals of assorted ages in solely 5 days.
Johnson Family Funeral Directors primarily based in South Shields, are one of many funeral firms on board with the initiative, putting drop off packing containers of their funeral home, and have lately acquired a donation.
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Russell Gadbury, donated a set of listening to aids, dropping them off at Johnson Family Funeral Directors.
Russell’s form donation will give the present of listening to to these in want, together with his listening to help units already being dispatched to HAR.
Jamie Hawke, Head of SW Region for Dignity Funerals Group, stated: “Earlier last year I met an organisation at a conference called Hearing Aid Recycling (HAR).
“They collect old hearing aids and recycle them to provide people in less fortunate parts of the world the opportunity to hear.
“It’s something that I felt was a great idea as I remember my granddad had a drawer full of these old devices that just went to waste.
“I’ve been working with Zoe, who is the founder of the scheme, on how we can support the effort across the region.
“I would like each of our branches to be a drop off point for the hearing aids.
“This is a great initiative.”
Zoe Fawcett-Eustace, Co-Founder of the scheme stated: “I feel incredibly passionate about Hearing Aid Recycling and am delighted that Dignity are supporting us.
“I was profoundly deaf by 19 and had always been disheartened when I was advised to put my ‘older’ hearing aids in the bin following their replacement/upgrade. That is what inspired me to start HAR, in a world of scarce resources and much need, it’s terrible to waste life changing hearing aids.”
