Poland may consider distributing anti-smog masks this winter as limited supplies and high prices of gas and coal make it more likely that people will resort to burning trash to heat their homes.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling Law & Justice party, said over the weekend that the country needs to stay warm and “one needs to burn almost everything, of course aside from tires and similarly harmful things.” His remarks further raised concern over air quality in Poland, already among the most polluted members of the European Union.
