Nearly half of global trash is burned, creating more pollution than reported: study

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Nearly half of global trash is burned, creating more pollution than reported: study [1]

Rampant trash-burning is throwing more pollution and toxic particles into the air than governments are reporting, according to a scientific study estimating that more than 40 percent of the world’s

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28/08/2014

Source: Japan Times (Japan) [2]

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