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Because they are basically huge holes full of waste that are very difficult to recycle. They produce leachate, the liquid portion of waste from the landfill, that impacts the surrounding environments.
Landfills are mostly negative, and most environmentally aware communities realize that they have to begin to treat their waste some other way, such as gasification.
They also attract wildlife, which leads to the destruction of wildlife such as bears or gulls.
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∙ 14y agoYes. They can leak gases and they also have to be in the countryside so that destroys the environment.
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What negative impact can landfills have?
There are many negative impacts that a landfill can have on the environment. Landfills can pollute the soil and stink up the surrounding area.
What is a negative consquences of dumping waste n landfills?
Polluted water system.
How many acres in the US are landfills?
560,000 acres are active landfills. I have no idea about old landfills
What will happen if landfills fill up?
When landfills fill up, people open up new landfills.
What is happening to Americas landfills?
the landfills are overflowing
How many landfills in New Zealand?
there are 90 landfills in new zealand
How do you use landfills in a sentence?
There is a growing amount of landfills in the United States.
How many legal landfills in New Zealand?
There in 90 legal landfills in New Zealand. so that means 90 landfills are allowed to be used.
How many sanitary landfills exist in the Philippines?
The number of sanitary landfills in the Philippines is about 960. Out of these 960 sanitary landfills, 936 are open and controlled dump sites.There about 960 sanitary landfills in the Philippines. Out of this, it is estimated that over 935 sanitary landfills are controlled and open dump sites.
How are landfills and compost piles the same?
Both landfills and compost piles are both ways to collect trash. Landfills is very unhealthy, but composting is healthy.
How many landfills are in Maine?
According to the state's Web site, there are approximately 50 active landfills in the State of Maine. An interactive map revealed that there are about 200 including the inactive landfills. The bulk of these landfills are in the southern part of the state.
What does landfills means in Afrikaans?
Landfills may be translated in Afrikaans asgrondopvullings (when refering to the process)oropvullingsmateriaal (when refering to the materials used for the landfills).A landfill site is anopvullingsterrein.
