Mountain Bikes: See Portraits of Bike Graveyards in China
You may have heard and even seen some pictures of the problem of millions of discarded bicycles in China. Most of the bikes were part of the "fleets" of companies focused on sharing these modes of transport, and with the collapse of many ( many ) of these companies, the pieces ended up in "graveyards" - where the mountains of " skinny ”do not stop growing.
But do not think that the Chinese authorities do not care about discarded bikes. According to Alan Taylor of The Atlantic / In Focus, local governments are having a lot of work to do to create new laws, as well as confiscating the huge amounts of bicycles left in places banned or damaged by abandonment.
Among the various initiatives proposed are the refurbishment and distribution of a good number of bikes to small towns and poorer populations, as well as dismantling bicycles and directing parts for recycling. However, only through the photos of the cemeteries even to get a more accurate idea of the size of the problem. It is surreal. Check out:
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