Pros and Cons of Landfill

 

Pros and Cons of Landfill Cons  

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The cost of lining systems, leachate collection, leachate treatment, covering and capping is prohibitive 

Costs tend to drive the building of regional mega-landfills which excite  intense opposition from host communities Release high concentrations of methane and water pollution Unpleasant odours and visual impacts affect surrounding communities Loose garbag e can get blown around Has potential to pollut e groundwater Building Landfills is a time-consuming and expensive process Landfills and the surrounding areas are often heavily polluted. Landfill can pollute the water, the air, and also the soil. difficult to keep dangerous chemicals from leaching out into t he surrounding land Dangerous chemicals can spread into the water table or into waterways. Landfill can attract animals and insects to come such as raccoons, rats, mosquitoes, cockroaches, and seagulls. Landfill can also cause sicknesses, illnesses, and diseases which might spread in communities. Landfill can increase the chances of global warming by releasing methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas. Landfills are taking up lots of our land and that can also take away habitats for other animals. Anaerobic decomposition produces methane, which is a 20 times more  dangerous greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

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Can hold large amounts of waste in inert condition Landfills can be used to make energy by capturing methane gas Landfills can be used to store trash  When a landfill is complete, it creates land that can be reclaimed, built on or used as farming land. Properly managed landfills can remove all recyclable materials before tipping. Properly managed landfills can capture the natural gas (methane) produced by the decomposing material underground