全球南部贫穷社区普遍使用燃烧塑料做饭,尽管有意识,但有毒烟雾仍然危害健康。 Burning plastic for cooking is widespread in poor Global South communities, harming health due to toxic fumes, despite awareness.

一项全球研究表明,全球南方各地低收入社区普遍使用燃烧塑料废物做饭和取暖,传统炉灶通常使用食品包装、塑料袋和聚氯乙烯等包装。 A global study reveals that burning plastic waste for cooking and heating is widespread in low-income communities across the Global South, with food wrappers, plastic bags, and packaging like PVC commonly used in traditional stoves. 由于贫穷、废物收集不足和清洁燃料成本高,这种做法使妇女和儿童暴露在与癌症和呼吸道疾病有关的含有二恶英和重金属的有毒烟雾中。 Driven by poverty, lack of waste collection, and high clean fuel costs, the practice exposes women and children to toxic fumes containing dioxins and heavy metals, linked to cancer and respiratory illness. 尽管家庭认识到这种危险,但由于系统性的忽视,家庭仍然处于危险状态。 Despite awareness of the dangers, households continue due to systemic neglect. 接受调查的社区优先注重改进废物管理、清洁能源的获取和公众认识,在解决办法上存在区域差异。 Surveyed communities prioritize improved waste management, clean energy access, and public awareness, with regional differences in solutions. 研究人员强调,需要采取适合当地情况的综合性干预措施和紧急行动,以扩大废物服务,使清洁燃料负担得起,并警告说,单独禁止塑料可能会加剧室内空气污染。 Researchers stress the need for integrated, locally tailored interventions and urgent action to expand waste services and make clean fuels affordable, warning that standalone plastic bans could worsen indoor air pollution.