Burning plastic for cooking and heating: An emerging environmental crisis
A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in ...
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Australian researchers call for action to reduce burning of plastic in developing nations
Australian researchers have called for action to reduce the burning of plastic for heating and cooking in developing nations, warning of health risks. In a new study, researchers from Curtin ...
Mexican startup tackles plastic waste by converting it to fuel
A Mexican startup is tackling plastic waste by turning it into fuel, offering an innovative approach to reducing pollution ...
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'What would you have us do?': The plastic credits problem
Emissions from burning coal and plastic are roughly equal ... transportation emissions if coal is imported. "Combusting plastic waste will displace further coal extraction," said Ed Cook, research ...
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The dirty secret of plastic credits: How poor Asian communities pay the price of greenwashing
Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia’s Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst ...
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Waste burning is quietly exacerbating Dhaka’s already dire air quality
Dhaka’s air is getting worse, and waste burning is making it unbearable. While traffic and construction play their roles, the hidden culprit — burning garbage — is silently poisoning the city ...
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Burning plastic for cooking and heating an emerging crisis, study finds
A new Curtin University-led paper published in Nature Cities has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking, a common yet hazardous practice emerging in millions of ...
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'What would you have us do?': the plastic credits problem
Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain that overlooks the sprawling industrial site. White smoke ...