A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in ...

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.

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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Last year, we revealed a growing crisis: poor people in city slums across the Global South are ...

The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) facility in Hartford, December 19, 2019. Photos by Cloe Poisson Credit: Cloe Poisson Our recycling system is broken – especially when it comes ...