1.0EPIChttps://epic.uchicago.eduMarguerite Huberhttps://epic.uchicago.edu/author/mkhuber/China’s Straw Recycling Policy Averts Nearly 19,000 Premature Deaths a Year, Study Finds | EPICrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://epic.uchicago.edu/news/chinas-straw-recycling-policy-averts-nearly-19000-premature-deaths-a-year-study-finds/">China’s Straw Recycling Policy Averts Nearly 19,000 Premature Deaths a Year, Study Finds</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://epic.uchicago.edu/news/chinas-straw-recycling-policy-averts-nearly-19000-premature-deaths-a-year-study-finds/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“China’s Straw Recycling Policy Averts Nearly 19,000 Premature Deaths a Year, Study Finds” — EPIC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://epic.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/shutterstock_1748912555-scaled.jpg25601920In countries that rely heavily on agriculture, straw burning is a popular practice to clear fields and prepare for new crops. But it also contributes to harmful particulate pollution. In Eastern China, for example, straw burning can account for as much as half of the pollution during summer months. While governments have historically had trouble...