What are positive effects of a landfill?

Answer 1

landfills can be good because if we didnt have landfills there would be garbage all over our world.We need landfills to put all the garbage in.

Landfills can be bad because it can polute the air. the landfills put nitrogen in the ground and that isn't good.

Answer 2

Pros

Landfills can be used to make energy by capturing methane gas.

Landfills can be used to store trash.

Cons

Loose garbage can get blown around

The smell can attract pests & animals

Has potential to pollute groundwater

Building Landfills is a time-consuming and expensive process

Answer 3

Landfills can help reduce the amount of garbage that cannot be incinerated left on land. This will reduce the unsightliness of the area, the bad smells and the land taken up, which can be used to develop other things.

However, landfills will cause damage to the marine ecosystem, where marine organisms such as shells and plants are killed when garbage is dumped into the sea. It might also cause water pollution.

Answer 4

One benefit of a landfill is that it is a place to keep garbage, so that it is not in the streets. This helps keep certain types of disease and sicknesses down.

Answer 5

It helps in making better use of the land at a lower cost.