Burning plastic waste as a household fuel
In the Global South the issue of plastic pollution intersects with fuel poverty, with disastrous consequences for human health and the environment.
The Curtin Institute for Energy Transition’s Energy and Development Theme Lead, Dr Bishal Bharadwaj, is leading an international study on this emerging issue. Dr Bharadwaj is collaborating with over 50 researchers from around the world to gather information about the scale of this problem and what can be done to address the environmental and health impacts of burning plastic.
Prevalence of plastic waste as a household fuel in low-income communities of the Global South
Bharadwaj, B., Gates, T., Rose, S., Antriyandarti, E., Praveena, S. M., Oranu, C. O., Borthakur, M., Dhungana, P. K., Shazly, A., De-la-Torre, G. E., Allison, A. L., Madhushani, D., Mabaso, S., Adom, P. K., Banga, B., Dlamini, W., Kabera, T., Bohlmann, J., Areeprasert, C., Veettil, B. K., Shukuru, W. D., Nkhwanana, N., Kammwamba, A., Rai, R. K., Conteh, B., Erasmus, V. N., Agbere, S., Phonhalath, K., Njoroge, H., Glenn, D., Ishuga, E., Mugisho, G. M., Moolla, R., Hounnou, F. E., Guloba, M. M., Damiran, U., Vuthaluru, H., Mulagetta, Y., Jeuland, M., Gates, I. D., & Ashworth, P.Nature Communications
The use of plastic as a household fuel among the urban poor in the Global South
Bharadwaj, B., T. Gates, M. Borthakur, S. Rose, C. Obianuju Oranu, A. L. Allison, J. Bohmann, P. Dhungana, D. E. Glenn, M. Jeuland, J Awange, I Gates, Y Mulugetta & P AshworthNature Cities
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