Burning Plastic For Cooking : Due to lack of traditional energy sources in homes in Africa, Asia and Latin America, people are forced to burn plastic. In such a situation, Australian researchers have appealed to reduce the use of plastic for cooking in developing countries.

Australian researchers have urged developing countries to reduce the use of plastic for heating and cooking, as it can increase health risks. A new study by researchers at Curtin University, Western Australia, found that millions of households in Africa, Asia and Latin America have started burning plastic due to lack of traditional energy sources. 

Burning plastic releases harmful chemicals

The team found that many people could not afford clean fluids such as gas and that urban expansion had led to a shortage of traditional sources such as wood and charcoal, while plastic waste was increasing. Bishal Bhardwaj, lead researcher on the project, said that burning plastic releases harmful chemicals such as dioxins, furans and heavy metals into the atmosphere, which can cause health problems such as lung diseases. 

Women and children are more at risk

They said the risks are particularly high for women and children because they spend more time indoors. One survey found that 13 percent of Nigerian households used garbage as cooking fuel, and soil and food analyses from Indonesia found dangerous levels of toxins associated with burning plastic. Researchers warn the problem is set to grow, as two-thirds of the world's population is projected to live in urban areas by 2050 and plastic consumption is set to triple by 2060. 

Clean fuel subsidy, better waste management and education campaign

CIET director Peta Ashworth said that this problem is often seen in neglected areas such as slums. She said that a complete ban on burning plastic may not be helpful, but subsidy of clean fuel for poor families, better waste management and education campaigns can be solutions to this problem. 

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