A Win for Kids and the Environment in China
![Playground in Lanzhou, China, Sigismund von Dobschütz Playground in Lanzhou, China, Sigismund von Dobschütz](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/blog/lanzhou-050.jpg?itok=X6ooXx4c)
Since the early 2000s, many Chinese schools and kindergartens have built synthetic running tracks on their campuses. However, many of these schools and kindergartens are underfunded and consequently tend to award contracts to the lowest bidders, often at a cost to the environment and human health.