Plastic waste causing serious environmental, health and economic impacts in Laos


Residential waste generation has doubled in Laos over the last two decades, leading to critical environmental and public health issues. - Laotian Times

VIENTIANE, April 3: Residential waste generation has doubled in Laos over the last two decades, leading to critical environmental and public health issues, reports Laotian Times.

Economic growth and changing lifestyles in Laos over the past 20 years mean that people are now generating twice as much household waste, much of which is not properly disposed of.

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