Bishal Bharadwaj
@bbharadwaj.bsky.social
Reposted by Bishal Bharadwaj
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...
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.
theconversation.com
May 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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...
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...
Burning waste for energy is dangerous and an underestimated, under-reported problem. Read more about research on this important topic!
#waste #environment #health #respiratoryillness #sustainability
www.efdinitiative.org/news/burning...
#waste #environment #health #respiratoryillness #sustainability
www.efdinitiative.org/news/burning...
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
www.efdinitiative.org
March 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Bishal Bharadwaj
🔴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
🔗 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
tinyurl.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
🔴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
🔗 tinyurl.com/2rxduex3
#energy #WasteManagement #urban #policydesign #globalsouth #HAP #AirQuality
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...
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...
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
We wrote about the context of burning plastic waste as household fuel in Global South Cities.
theconversation.com/households-a...
#plasticpollution #energypoverty #Cities #Inclusion
theconversation.com/households-a...
#plasticpollution #energypoverty #Cities #Inclusion
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.
theconversation.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We wrote about the context of burning plastic waste as household fuel in Global South Cities.
theconversation.com/households-a...
#plasticpollution #energypoverty #Cities #Inclusion
theconversation.com/households-a...
#plasticpollution #energypoverty #Cities #Inclusion
Reposted by Bishal Bharadwaj
Urban energy poverty is more than power outages. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
February 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Urban energy poverty is more than power outages. www.nature.com/articles/s44...