Call in a professional if you cannot determine where the burning plastic smell is coming from or aren't able to fix it. Call 911 if the smell is persistent or you begin to see smoke or flames.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers. Waste plastic is ...

[File, Standard] Burning plastic in dumps and open fires is as big a problem for the planet as littering, scientists said Wednesday in a detailed new assessment of how plastic enters the environment.

Bharadwaj said he began to suspect the ubiquitous nature of burning plastic for fuel after he took a city tour in Africa in 2023 where he saw people burning plastic around their homes.

Just outside the kiln, Kongthy, 56, runs a roadside cafe. She says the smell of burning plastic frequently wafts in, and like her neighbours, she no longer collects rainwater due to dust ...