usually in rural areas were there are not many people or water lines to prevent contamination and to stop complaints about smell.
21%
Tires, electronics, and dead animals
560,000 acres are active landfills. I have no idea about old landfills
Most municipal solid waste is disposed in the United States by being placed in landfills. Landfills accommodate most everything one can think of. Cars even have their own grave yard at scrap yards.
When landfills fill up, people open up new landfills.
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.
the landfills are overflowing
there are 90 landfills in new zealand
There in 90 legal landfills in New Zealand. so that means 90 landfills are allowed to be used.
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.
As of 2021, there are over 8,000 landfills in China.
Yes, landfills do cause pollution