Global Plastic Waste Burning in Households: A Hidden Health Crisis
TL;DR
The article investigates the widespread practice of burning plastic waste as household fuel in low-income urban communities across the Global South, highlighting its prevalence, drivers such as inadequate waste management and energy poverty, and associated health and environmental risks, while emphasizing the need for improved waste systems and clean energy access to mitigate this issue.
Topics:worldenvironment#environment#global-south#household-fuel#plastic-waste#urbanization#waste-management
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