Burning plastic for cooking and heating is an emerging crisis, study finds

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Burning plastic for cooking and heating is an emerging crisis, study finds

Burning plastic for fuel can release a range of harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. Image: Shutterstock 13 per cent of Nigerian households use garbage as cooking fuel, while Indonesian soil and food samples have dangerous toxin levels linked to burning plastic By Victoria Heath In developing nations – where clean fuels like gas and electricity are often too expensive for many to use – another fuel is quickly becoming a common, but dangerous, …