20. A worker fries tofu over a furnace fuelled by plastic waste in Tropodo village, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, May 28, 2025. Plastic waste from America, Europe and Asia collected for recycling, is shipped to Indonesia. Some is burned as fuel by tofu makers, producing deadly chemicals and contaminating food. The tofu is processed in boilers fuelled by burning plastic. When the plastic burns, it creates plumes of black smoke.
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20. A worker fries tofu over a furnace fuelled by plastic waste in Tropodo village, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, May 28, 2025. Plastic waste from America, Europe and Asia collected for recycling, is shipped to Indonesia. Some is burned as fuel by tofu makers, producing deadly chemicals and contaminating food. The tofu is processed in boilers fuelled by burning plastic. When the plastic burns, it creates plumes of black smoke.
