The Chinese may not be the best recyclers, but like poor people everywhere, they are natural re-users. If this scene were taken from an Australian kindergarten, you can bet the stepping-stones would be brightly-coloured, purpose-built, Australian Standard-ticked, Occupational Health and Safety-approved pieces of moulded plastic. And made in China, of course. For the world. A world which, incidentally, is not averse to tut-tutting China for its environmental track record whilst placing orders for as much plastic fantastic as will fit into a shipping container.
Photo by Sanghee Lui, via The Age |
Sigh. Sad but true. Have just discovered your blog and really enjoying reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteI think children in China would be better controlled than those in Australia and the man there is actually their OHS solution. Cherrie
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