In India, burning straw that’s left after harvesting rice fields is a common practice among farmers. This is a major air pollutant that adds to the already smog-filled skies of India’s biggest cities. Ikea wants to step in and provide farmers with an attractive alternative of buying their unused part of rice plants to turn it into a material for new products.
Ikea plans to buy farm waste from India to help the country tackle air pollution
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