New bins for recycling medical equipment will be installed across York and North Yorkshire.
People will be encouraged to drop off items such as crutches, walking frames and bed levers, the council said.
Councillor Derek Bastiman said "perfectly good medical equipment does make its way into domestic waste" and he wants to change this trend. She said: "We warmly welcome the new drop-off points at household waste recycling centres, it should make it much easier for people to return equipment that's no longer needed so it can be cleaned and checked over and then reissued to someone else in need of support."
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