Global South’s urban poor burn plastic as fuel, researchers say

Mongabay
Mar 3, 2025, 3:21 pm118 ptsTrending
Plastic is increasingly being used for fuel by much of the world’s urban poor, to the detriment of the health of local people and their environment, researchers argue in a new commentary. As of 2021, roughly 56% of the world lives in an urban area. At the same time, nearly half a billion tons of plastic are…

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