Plastic is increasingly being used for fuel by much of the world’s urban poor, to the detriment of the health of local people and their environment, researchers argue in a new commentary.

Waste Energy Corp. is opening a facility in Fayetteville that will use pyrolysis to convert plastic waste into fuel. The company chose Fayetteville for its strategic location and access to ...

More information: Bishal Bharadwaj et al, The use of plastic as a household fuel among the urban poor in the Global South, Nature Cities (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44284-025-00201-5 Journal information ...

Cutting-edge waste-to-energy technology is coming to Cumberland County as a California company is set to open its first location in Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development ...