(small) creative initiatives that challenge (big) traditional ideas
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Posted by Sebastian on Feb 07, 2011
Lots of people in China smoke, and lots of people in China travel by airplane.
Consequently, lots of lighters get confiscated in Chinese airport security controls.
But instead of trashing the lighters, the airport authorities in Shanghai are reusing them, simply by offering them to arriving passengers free of charge. Confiscated lighters are placed in repositories on the other side of Customs for anyone to take when leaving the airport.
It is a simple initiative that works on several levels: It is good for the environment (albeit on a small scale), it is a free service, and it generates a sense of connectivity between random travelers.
Picture taken at Pudong Airport
Marcello wrote:
Until one of them blows up in the hands of a foreign tourist ;)
fabio wrote:
...and provides a free, consequential refund after landing for the lighter that's been confiscated before takeoff.
JJ wrote:
smart people
Laurie wrote:
干得好
Cat wrote:
really strange
valves wrote:
made in china.
Anonymous wrote:
Nice way to spread the flu.
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