#wastepickers make a huge contribution to the global #circulareconomy, collecting >100 million t waste / year, mainly in the #GlobalSouth where #wastemanagement systems are lacking. Our new publication calls for increased visibility & protection for these entrepreneurs. www.grida.no/publications...

New #research has identified the primary drivers of #plastic #waste burning as household fuel in 26 countries in the #GlobalSouth, a widespread practice across low-income communities despite negative effects on health and the environment. Read more about this! www.efdinitiative.org/news/study-r...

Our descriptive analysis on the use of garbage and plastic as household fuel in NW Nigeria www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sovacool.bsky.social @efdinitiative.bsky.social #plastic #energy

A study published in Nature Communications reveals that one-third of households in the Global South burn plastic waste, driven by high waste generation and costly clean fuels. The findings suggest a need for improved public waste management and affordable energy solutions. 🧪

New research reveals an unappreciated public health crisis: people living in slums in the developing world are increasingly burning the toxic plastic trash that surrounds their communities as a last-resort fuel to cook and heat their homes.

“We cannot ignore the hidden practice of plastic burning.” Poor people in urban slums in the developing world have increasingly turned to easily ignitable but toxic plastic waste as a cheap, convenient fuel, a new study found. My latest @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0901202...

Plastic waste as household fuel... www.theguardian.com/global-devel...