Researchers document widespread plastic burning in homes worldwide, driven by energy poverty, poor waste services, and limited fuel options.

PERTH, Western Australia, January 8, 2026 (ENS) – A new Curtin University-led study has shed fresh light on the number of households in developing countries that are burning plastic as an everyday ...

As plastic waste piles up worldwide, researchers are uncovering troubling ways it's being reused, with consequences that ...

“PVC ranks as the third most commonly burned plastic, which is extremely concerning.” Co-researcher Dr Pramesh Dhungana from Curtin's School of Molecular and Life Sciences said the study highlighted ...

For steel-making communities, plastic-burning pollution is headed your way. The Department of Energy has proposed a $182 million taxpayer loan for a company that will build a plastic trash plant in ...

Plastic is increasingly being used for fuel by much of the world’s urban poor, to the detriment of the health of local people and their environment, researchers argue in a new commentary. As of 2021, ...

Several global trends are colliding with disastrous consequences for health and the environment, new research warns. Plastic production has skyrocketed since the 1950s, from a few million tons a year ...