answersLogoWhite

0

A animal could eat the waste and think it's food and the animal could die.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is marine dumping?

Marine dumping is the practice of throwing garbage or waste of any kind into the ocean to get rid of it.


What horizon has more litter?

Ocean surfaces tend to have more litter than land horizons due to factors like maritime transportation, ocean dumping, and beach littering. Coastal regions also experience significant littering due to human activity and waste disposal.


Why is thowing paper waste?

Littering.


How does dumping waste into water resources affect organisms in the water?

it causes pollution and harms the environment especially the species living in it.


What is the cause of water pollution?

Sewage and Waste Water, Marine Dumping, Industrial Waste, Radioactive Waste, Oil Pollution, Underground Storage Leakage, Atmospheric Deposition, Global Warming and Euthrophication.


How do people affect the sea?

Littering and dumping is one of the activities that affect the water, as well as oil spills. Deforestation, which is the cutting of trees, will let the soil tumble down and pollute the water, which is also called soil erosion.


What is the dumping domestic industrial waste in land and water?

Waste can be managed by sorted out and recycle or combusted to produce energy and the last mode is dispose to the designated area. Dump site, mostly on land, is the keeps of domestic and industrial waste, the waste would be piled to a certain height in the confined area then covered with earth when the piling is finished. The land will not be able to use again and that make problem to the country with limited land area. Sea or marine dump site is for the keeps of industrial waste. It is allowed for deposit of sludge waste, geological material waste, nuclear waste depending on the country's marine ecology policy. The dumping area should be a close spot and the waste would not dispersed by under water current preventing contamination and deterioration of marine ecology.


Does dumping of waste disrupt ocean currents?

yes


How many states have laws against littering?

All US states have laws that relate to littering, disposing of waste material, etc.


What types of pollution?

The main types of pollution are air pollution (from vehicles, factories, and wildfires), water pollution (from sewage, industrial waste, and plastics), and land pollution (from littering and dumping waste). Other types include noise pollution, light pollution, and thermal pollution.


Demonstrate how people and companies can use technology to reduce production of waste and reduce the use of resources.How do these actions affect the environment?

People and companies can use technology to reduce production of waste and reduce the use of resources by dumping the waste and crushing it up.


What causes litter?

Littering is typically caused by people disregarding proper waste disposal practices. This can be due to carelessness, lack of awareness, lack of access to proper waste bins, or intentional irresponsible behavior. Inadequate infrastructure for waste management and enforcement of anti-littering laws can also contribute to littering.