ArticleNature communications2026
Prevalence of plastic waste as a household fuel in low-income communities of the Global South.
Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Tackling the global plastic pollution crisis.National science review · 2026Review
- Rational Engineering of Self-Supported Catalysts for High-Performance Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Ethylene Glycol Oxidation.Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Behavioral interventions related to plastic waste management in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review using the behavior change wheel and the theoretical domains framework.Environmental research letters : ERL [Web site] · 2026Review
- Environmental evaluation of plastic waste end-of-life pathways in Malang District, Indonesia: a life cycle approach.The international journal of life cycle assessment · 2026Article
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Abstract
Anecdotal evidence suggests that households burn plastics to manage waste and help satisfy their energy demand. To examine the prevalence, extent, and reasons for using plastic waste as household fuel, we report on a survey with 1018 key informants from cities in 26 countries in the Global South. Informants were purposively selected due to their familiarity with the living conditions in their communities. One-third of respondents reported being aware of plastic waste burning, with some reporting that their households engaged in this practice. Analyses of the data reveal significant correlations of plastic waste burning with both supply factors, such as, the massive amount of waste generated (p = 0.000), expensive clean fuels (p = 0.004), and demand factors, including self-management of waste (p = 0.000). Expanding essential public waste management services and implementing programs that enhance the affordability of clean energy technologies, especially among marginalized and low-income communities, could reduce this health- and environment-damaging practice.
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