Researchers found that many households in the Global South burn plastic waste for heat, a practice linked to toxic emissions ...

A new Curtin University-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households in developing countries burning ...

A new study is shedding light on households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, causing ...

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

Food wrappers, cited by nearly two-thirds of respondents, were the most frequently burned plastic product. The study ...

This isn’t just about lighting fires. Among those aware of the practice, nearly half had witnessed others burning plastic as ...