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You don't have to be a scientist to solve big
environmental problems. One Dutch designer is finding creative ways to make a change—and he's inviting bikers to join him.
Daan Roosgaarde, 38, is a designer from Holland.
He uses creative ideas to improve city life. For his Smog (雾霾) Free Project, he designed a special tower that cleans air in
Chinese parks. In Holland, he designed a shining bicycle path.
Now Daan and his team are working with engineers
at Chinese bike-sharing company Ofo to create a new product for public use. It's
an air-cleaning machine connected to a bicycle and is part of the Smog Free Project.
In smoggy weather, the machine would breathe in the air in front of the bike and
blow out a stream of clean air toward the biker's face.
It's no secret that air pollution is a big
problem for China. In winter, it's common for thick clouds of haze (霾), caused largely by factory production, burning of coal and car
emissions (排放物), to cover areas of China.
In 2016, only one-fourth of Chinese cities met
the country's air quality standards, according to a survey of 338 cities nationwide
from the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
"Of course one tower and a few bikes won't
solve China's air pollution problem," Daan said, "But smog-free bikes
are an exciting idea that will hopefully inspire communities to create greener cities."