Pollution on earth is a big issue and Waste management is a great challenge to be tackled. Pollution can be from dumping of waste material, radioactive pollution or by other means .Smog causing air pollution is a big problem in Mexico .Russia is having much of radioactive contamination. .

Some of the landfills of world are as follows-:

Apex Regional Landfill, Las Vegas, Nevada

Lagos Dump, Nigeria

Sudokwon Landfill, South Korea

Puente Hills Landfill, Los Angeles, California

Fresh Kills Landfill, New York

Bordo Poniente Landfill, Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico

Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean

In India, Dumping of waste and pollution through landfills is quite common. The capital Delhi alone has a large share of waste produce per day .So , Waste management is a great challenge . Production of waste is increasing day by day.

Landfills near Ghazipur and Okhla can be seen as piled up waste as like big hillocks. The increase in size of these landfills hills are posing serious threats to environment

In small places, the wastes are thrown near vacant places or nearby pond. This raises question on us being civilized and on other hand causing health hazards

Existing scenario of landfills in India

Landfills in India, has mixture of all types of waste like plastic, iron, food waste, cloth etc

The Yamuna River in Delhi is worst hit by increase in production of waste. The toxic waste of industries and other waste are causing pollution

The vegetable grown nearby Yamuna River has toxic lead and other harmful contaminants