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People scavenge recyclable materials for a living, at Dandora, the largest garbage dump in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 22, 2024. Students at a school next to Kenya's largest dumpsite are on a mission to try to purify the air with bamboo. They have planted more than 100 seedlings along the wall that separates the school from the trash dump that was declared full 23 years ago. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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Students turn to bamboo to ease effect of African trash dump

Fast-growing bamboo's CO2 capture potential could help Kenyan teenagers struggling to cope with the filthy air of dumpsite next to school.

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