In the colonies of the Jiului Valley, winters no longer smell of mountains and oil, but of plastic and burnt clothes. Textile waste is used for heating homes, and this habit, spread in poor communities, has become a dangerous source of pollution.
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In the colonies of the Jiului Valley, winters no longer smell of mountains and oil, but of plastic and burnt clothes. Textile waste is used for heating homes, and this habit, spread in poor communities, has become a dangerous source of pollution.