Burning plastic for cooking and heating: An emerging environmental crisis
A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in ...
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Burning continues at yard waste site
FAIRMONT— The yard waste recycling site in Fairmont is currently being burned in an attempt to get rid of excess material.
Horizons Regional Council highlights air quality impact of waste burning, urges recycling
Horizons Regional Council is encouraging communities to do their part to reduce impacts on air quality this summer. Humans ...
Is burning trash worth the cash? Spokane to use $650,000 in grant funds to study incinerator as state cracks down on emissions
The city of Spokane will use $650,000 in state grant funds to study capturing the carbon released by the Waste-to-Energy ...
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Burning plastic for cooking and heating an emerging crisis, study finds
A new Curtin University-led paper published in Nature Cities has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking, a common yet hazardous practice emerging in millions of ...