Will Asia’s Rise Mean the Wreckage of Planet Earth?
Asia has industrialized at speed, reducing poverty and raising living standards in urbanized space. Aerosols, plastic bottles and wraps become the new lifestyle of ‘use-throw’ consumption. Waste disposal infrastructures are not a priority, so urban garbage rots in the open or is dumped into rivers and oceans. Carbon emissions from factories and traffic …
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