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This picture taken on July 5, 2024 shows a worker collecting oysters at a factory in Dongshi Township in Chiayi County. Growing up in Taiwan's west coast where shellfish farming is popular, Eddie Wang remembers how discarded oyster shells could be transformed from waste to function -- a memory that inspired his factory's unique and environmentally friendly "seawool". (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) / To go with: TAIWAN-ENVIRONMENT-AGRICULTURE-BUSINESS-RECYCLE-TEXTILE, FEATURE by Amber WANG