- The world is burning an alarming amount of plastic, scientists say | Around 12 percent of all plastic waste produced in cities is burned in the open air. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/04/plastic-waste-burned-study/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzI1NDIyNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzI2ODA0Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MjU0MjI0MDAsImp0aSI6IjI3OTE4ZWI5LWIyMGItNDIwMS1hZTM5LWQwZjMwMDJkNzRjYiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjQvMDkvMDQvcGxhc3RpYy13YXN0ZS1idXJuZWQtc3R1ZHkvIn0.cYc937y9kzjQUe04rcmse75zqHDEgE_ovkHguPgDXsk 28 comments environment