Burning Plastic Waste for Household Fuel Endangers Millions

InsideClimate News
By By Liza GrossJan 9, 2026, 8:35 pm186 ptsTrendingTop
People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic plastic waste inundating their communities to cook and heat their homes. By Liza Gross Several global trends are colliding with disastrous consequences for health and the environment, new…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Kia Launches EV2!!

CleanTechnica

Kia Launches EV2!! 127

Environmental Groups Demand Georgia PSC Reconsider Data Center Energy Plan Overreach

CleanTechnica

Environmental Groups Demand Georgia PSC Reconsider Data Center Energy Plan Overreach 126

2025 Ends with an Uptick in Australian Plugin Vehicle Sales

CleanTechnica

2025 Ends with an Uptick in Australian Plugin Vehicle Sales 126

EPA Rejects Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan, Including Coal Plant Retirement Dates

CleanTechnica

EPA Rejects Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan, Including Coal Plant Retirement Dates 124

ENN

A Warmer World Might be a Sicker World for Monarchs 122

3. 7-billion-year-old rocks reveal how Earth and the Moon were born

ScienceDaily

3. 7-billion-year-old rocks reveal how Earth and the Moon were born 120

PHYSorg

Photographing climate change: Ice porters on the frozen Chadar river 118

Arizona Comes to Agreement With Major Dairy Farm to Cut Groundwater Pumping That Is Draining Wells

InsideClimate News

Arizona Comes to Agreement With Major Dairy Farm to Cut Groundwater Pumping That Is Draining Wells 112

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

Forget what you’ve heard – leasing…

Forget what you’ve heard – leasing your car is almost ALWAYS the right move

XPENG Launches Multi-Talented P7+ in…

XPENG Launches Multi-Talented P7+ in Europe: Hands-On Review

How The World Can Respond To Trump &…

How The World Can Respond To Trump & Rubio’s UNFCCC Idiocy

“ElectricFish” EV Charging Innovator…

“ElectricFish” EV Charging Innovator Is Transforming Gas Stations Into…

Loss functions and constraints improve sea surface height prediction

The new $29k 2027 Chevy Bolt is now in…

The new $29k 2027 Chevy Bolt is now in dealerships, get it before it’s gone…

Oil Executives Non-Committal to…

Oil Executives Non-Committal to Trump’s Venezuela Pitch at the White House

Pacifico Energy Achieves Commercial…

Pacifico Energy Achieves Commercial Operations at Sunpro Wind Farm in…

Our President Doesn’t Understand…

Our President Doesn’t Understand Science, Or How Science Works

GreenPower bets on New Mexico with a new…

GreenPower bets on New Mexico with a new EV factory