Why doesn’t the government collect abandoned but good furniture and send them to places in need?
Camera IconWhy doesn’t the government collect abandoned but good furniture and send them to places in need? Credit: Supplied/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Opinion: Send old furniture to war victims

Frank Cherry, South LakeFremantle Gazette

IT is unbelievable, the amount of furniture in perfectly good condition placed on verges for recycle pick up but it is not acceptable to op shops.

Is it in the “too hard” basket for the Federal Government to engage a company to export goods to countries that have lost everything to war or natural disasters?

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