Sadabatulla says it’s as easy as dropping the equipment off and they’ll take care of the rest. “We’ve prevented over 50,000 pounds of medical waste from being burned and incinerated into the atmosphere.” So, by taking these items in and giving them to those who will use them, they reduce the waste created. Since the items have to be melted down, Project Embrace says it contributes to pollution. “All of this stuff, if we had not collected it, would go straight to the dump and the thing about that is because most of it is metal, right? It has to be incinerated.” Sadabattula said if they didn’t take in this equipment, it would end up elsewhere. “Generally speaking, we work with the unsheltered refugees, undocumented patients, at-risk women and children, native and indigenous communities, and then occasionally we’ll send things abroad in times of crisis.” “We specifically target marginalized and underserved communities,” said Sudabattula. They then clean it up, make any repairs needed, and send them to those who need them the most. Wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, boots and everything else in between, things people once needed but no longer use. Project Embrace said they take in all sorts of used medical equipment. They’ve come in from hospitals, clinics, private individuals, who no longer need them, and what we do is we clean them up, refurbish them, and then get them out to low-resource settings or under-insured patients all around the world for free.” “ is a bunch of medical equipment that we’ve collected over the course of the past few months. “This is our restoration day,” said founder and CEO of Project Embrace, Mohan Sudabattula. SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4) - Do you have a set of crutches lying around? How about a walker or a wheelchair you once used but no longer need? Instead of it taking up space and collecting dust at home, one Utah organization is taking these medical items, giving them new life and finding them a new home.
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