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Plastic and electronic waste disposal in developing countries could create health and environmental issues

By Hicbd
Mon Mar 22 2021 10:37 am

"Mismanaged waste spreads disease in a number of ways, including through floods caused by blocked waterways and from pollutants that are released when waste is burned, which is often more dangerous than other forms of air pollution due to the proximity of waste burning sites to human habitation."

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https://resource.co/article/plastic-pollution-causing-health-crisis-poorer-countries-says-report
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/this-is-what-the-world-s-waste-does-to-people-in-poorer-countries/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/climate/electronic-marvels-turn-into-dangerous-trash-in-east-africa.html

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Environment Waste / Garbage / Landfills / Trash Pollution Air Quality / Pollution / Smog Electronic Waste Global Health Plastics

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