Question

Give a reason for the following:

Dumping could be harmful for the environment.

Answer 1

Dumping is harmful because open dumps leave untreated waste exposed to decomposition and weather, producing foul odours and methane, becoming breeding grounds for flies, mosquitoes and rats that spread disease, and generating leachate and surface runoff that contaminate soil, rivers and groundwater, causing water pollution, air pollution and public‑health hazards.