Entrepreneurs are selling Australia's fresh air in a can to China?
Is this a little bizarre or what? I guess it's safe enough to say we've seen it all
In what may be the most ingenious money-making idea since bottled
water, two entrepreneurs have set up a business selling fresh Australian
air to China.
John Dickinson and Theo Ruygrok are
the co-founders of Green and Clean Air, a business based in Australia
that puts air in cans and sells it to people struggling with pollution
in Asia.
The air is collected from iconic
Australian sites, including the Blue Mountains, Bondi Beach, Tasmania
and the Gold Coast, and sold for just less than A$20 a pop. You can
also get a can of pure New Zealand air.
Image: 7 News
The style of the air varies from location to location, apparently,
with the beach air tasting of sea breeze and the mountain air being
influenced by Eucalyptus trees.
It is targeted at either people in populated areas or tourists taking a piece of Australia home with them.
It is no surprise that China, with terrible pollution levels in some cities like Beijing, is the target for this strange product.