NUSA DUA (Indonesia) - AS MANY as 600 million people will die early from exposure to industrial waste, most of them in the developing world, the head of a non-profit group warned on Tuesday.
Tanneries, mines and car battery recycling sites are often 'toxic hotspots' in developing countries, causing cancer, retardation in children and early death, Richard Fuller, president of the Blacksmith Institute, said in an interview.