Circular Economy

In India, IKEA is going to use agricultural waste to make furniture - and tackle pollution

A farmer burns dried grass and twigs on his field near the proposed site of the Jaitapur nuclear plant in Ratnagiri district, about 360 km (224 miles) south of Mumbai, April 13, 2011. Farmers burn dried grass and twigs on the land before the planting season to introduce ash to the soil, a traditional method of increasing soil fertility.  REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY) - GM1E74D1EXK02

Post-harvest straw burning is a major source of air pollution in India. Image: REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Suneera Tandon
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