Trash Burning in Haiti, It's really bad for your health (VIDEO)

PHOTO: How Haitians get rid of trash, they burn it, plastic, styrofoam, whatever

Being exposed constantly to the smoke from a pile of burning trash will eventually kill you.

Even if you do not suffer immediate effects from trash burning, the damage to your health can be more serious the longer you are exposed to the smoke. The effects can include damage to your lungs, nervous system, kidneys and liver.

Chronic diseases like bronchitis, emphysema and most cancer can take 20 years to develop and can be caused by low exposures to smoke and toxins which originally appeared harmless.

Read Health Effects of Burning Trash and find out what happens when you burn plastic bottles and jugs, Children's toys, vinyl tubing, PVC, Polystyrene (Styrofoam), cardboards and more...

Be careful. you think when you burn your trash you are getting rid of rid of it when in reality you are creating a bigger problem to your health and to your environment.

What do you think about that?

Read more: Environmental issues in Haiti, Trash in Haiti, Garbage collection in Haiti, Trash Burning in Haiti, Health, Environment

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