Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.

Domestic plastic burning is prevalent in cities around the world, fuelled by poor waste management, survey finds.

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

As plastic waste piles up worldwide, researchers are uncovering troubling ways it's being reused, with consequences that ...

Plastic waste turns up in many places, sometimes piled at the edge of a road, sometimes tucked behind homes. In a growing number of cities across the Global South, it also turns up in cooking fires. A ...

A new survey reveals that the domestic burning plastic waste is widespread in cities across the Global South, a practice ...

A new Curtin University-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, uncovering serious international ...

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

A global study reveals the prevalent household burning of plastic waste in developing countries, raising serious health and ...

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

In an effort to protect public health and combat environmental hazards, the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation is taking strong action against the illegal act of open dumping and burning waste, with a ...