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Bishal Bharadwaj

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SciFood Blog@scifood.blog · last yr.

Horrifying that plastic has become a source of fuel for people living in slums. Paper in Nature Cities discussing what can be done to help those reduced to these desperate straits - behind a paywall but commentary piece below: www.nature.com/articles/s44... theconversation.com/households-a...

Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over

Burning plastic as fuel for cooking and heating releases toxic chemicals into the air and contaminates food. Yet this is common in many parts of the world.

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SETI Energy@setienergy.bsky.social · last yr.

🔴Study on plastic burning for energy and heat, a practice that raises concerns about the health and environmental consequences in several countries 🔗 tinyurl.com/2rxduex3 #energy #WasteManagement #urban #policydesign #globalsouth #HAP #AirQuality

Burning plastic for energy is a dangerous practice in urban slums

New research highlights a growing and underreported issue, the burning of waste as household fuel in urban slums, a practice that raises serious concerns about the health and environ

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Bishal Bharadwaj@bbharadwaj.bsky.social · 2y ago

We discuss why burning plastic as household fuel could be contextual strategies to meet energy demand and get rid of plentiful waste plastic in deprived areas of Global South Cities. Deep inequality and deprivation from urban facilities forces this practice. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The use of plastic as a household fuel among the urban poor in the Global South - Nature Cities

Many households in Global South informal settlements do not have access to clean cooking fuel. With the increasing availability of plastics, there is a growing use of this material as cooking fuel, wh...

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