[1/4] Palestinian Madyan Helles works in his workshop as he turns wasted car tires into environment-friendly materials, in Gaza July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaGAZA, July 17 (Reuters) - Madyan Helles collects waste car tyres and recycles them into materials that are used as a base layer for artificial grass at sports facilities as well as in agriculture in the impoverished Gaza Strip. "My project preserves the environment and helps reduce environment risks," Helles said, who hopes to expand his business beyond him working on his own. "It must get bigger and absorb all wasted tyres in Gaza Strip so that we can get rid of them safely and properly," he told Reuters. "We used to import rubber granules in the past for high prices, today they are available in Gaza.

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Persons: Abu, Helles, Ubayda Nassar, Nassar, Nidal Almughrabi, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Gaza, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Abu Mustafa GAZA, Gaza City