Downstream Story Ecuador, Piñas, Canton of El Oro Pr... The “La Chuva” hill, with a unique ecosystem, has become a dumpsite.
Downstream Story Chile, Puerto Natales A landfill is growing, with more and more tourists coming to visit the pristine landscapes of Puerto Natales, raising al...
Downstream Story United States, Ohio, East Palestine A “bomb train” including five train cars filled with vinyl chloride, most commonly used to make PVC and other toxic plas...
Downstream Story United States, Detroit, Michigan A community cleans up and plants trees in an attempt to lessen the toxicity left behind by a closed-down incinerator. ...
Downstream Story United States, Stanislaus County, C... The local community consistently fights back against initiatives by polluting industries operating in their county. ...
Downstream Story India, Okhla, Delhi Toxic emissions from the Okhla Waste-To-Energy operated by Jindal Urban Infra Limited has caused severe health impacts o...
Downstream Story India, A. Mukkulam, Virudhunagar Toxic emissions from the Ramky biomedical waste incinerator causes severe health impacts on the people living in A Mukku...
Downstream Story India, Palampur An award winning waste management plant turns into a garbage pile in the Himalayas.
Downstream Story India, Naitwar Isolated towns face a growing plastic pollution crisis, with no waste management, and single-use plastic flooding the ma...
Downstream Story Sri Lanka, Negombo A vessel carrying toxic chemicals to make plastic catches fire off of the coast in 2021, contaminating the region for ge...
Downstream Story Malaysia, Kuala Langat Waste processing factories use mixed waste – including plastic – polluting the air and waterways, with indis...
Downstream Story Indonesia, Karawang A limestone kiln burns through plastic waste, contaminating the air with toxic fumes.
Downstream Story Indonesia, Lakardowo Village Farmers plant in the paddies with the active incinerator in the background. The impact on the land and its people have b...
Downstream Story Uganda, Kiteezi Landfill, Kampala C... A landfill as far as meets the eye, accommodates the waste from Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, with 4 million people. ...
Downstream Story Ghana, Kpone, Accra The burning of plastic waste at the Kpone landfill, fills the air with toxic gases, over neighboring communities. Activi...
Downstream Story Kenya, Gioto Dumpsite, Nakuru Count... Waste pickers and the local community are exposed daily to toxic waste at the Gioto dumpsite in Nakuru.
Downstream Story Turkey, Adana In the Turkish countryside, piles of plastic waste can be found, coming from other European countries, notably the UK, G...
Downstream Story Italy, Livorno Highly polluting industries operate in Livorno, with both a refinery and incinerator impacting the lives of the communit...
Downstream Story France, Ivry The incinerator in Ivry burns most of Paris’ waste and is the largest in Europe. It has disregarded norms on toxicity fo...
