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Letter: Letter

Published 30 May 1998

From Jill Small

I recently witnessed in West African countries many splendid examples of what
used tyres can be made into: shoes, buckets, brightly coloured jewellery,
anti-insect door hangings, cooking implements, and so on. Not only tyres, but
just about any non-decaying materials are intelligently used and re-used many
times, showing up in products that are astounding in their practicality and
attractiveness, and sometimes in their whimsy and artistry.

London

Issue no. 2136 published 30 May 1998

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