Open dumping / myLot

Nairobi, Kenya

November 12, 2015 2:53pm CST

Environmental issues have become of concern to many and among the global issues being dealt with. The other day i came across a post where i read someone saying that landfills have bad smell. Well if you have never come across open dumping then you would never appreciate landfills. They are way more better than open dumping. I saw others saying waste sorting is mandatory and i also wished it was here. The issue of waste management in towns around here is very demanding. It is even more sickening as what is here is open dumping. I guess i am lucky i don't live anywhere new any of them. I have however visited a site or two and the condition is sickening. Well i guess the picture will show more about the stuation

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 15

The rubbish that we generate is a huge problem throughout the world. I wouldn't want to live near a rubbish tip.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Nov 15

I would not want either and i am glad i don't

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Janet Anderson

@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

13 Nov 15

In the Uk, the rubbish may be piled up above ground, but will eventually be covered in earth. Such places still produce noxious gases and poisonous chemicals that leach into the soil. We should all try to use less and recycle more

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Nov 15

I still dream of the day i will see people recycle around here or here a law on recycling has been put in place

dpk262006

@dpk262006 (58675)

• Delhi, India

13 Nov 15

Dumping sites here in New Delhi have already crossed their limits and they don't have more capacity to absorb but tonnes of waste is generated everyday. Only God knows what will happen to waste. Each Government should seriously think about waste management else, people will start getting diseases because of stench emanating from these dumping grounds. Luckily, we don't live near any open dumping ground.

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dpk262006

@dpk262006 (58675)

• Delhi, India

13 Nov 15

@Missmwngi Yes, you are right. It is apprehended that dumping grounds which are packed to capacity will engulf the residential space one day.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Nov 15

@dpk262006 Here i guess it has surely done that

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Nov 15

I have heard of case studies where diseases have been found among children living near these dumps and yet little is being done Here the waste too is exceeding the rate of the dump capacity

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slund2041

@slund2041 (3315)

• United States

13 Nov 15

We have landfills where I live.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Nov 15

Lucky you,open dumping is just pathetic

wetnosedogs

@wetnosedogs (1533)

• United States

12 Nov 15

On a windy day, the smell has to be horrible.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Nov 15

I agree more so for those who live near them

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Nelda Hoxie

@NeldaHoxie (1381)

• United States

12 Nov 15

We used to have that here in the US. Our dump was a giant hole. When the garbage piled up to a certain height, they would burn it. It did smell. It hasn't been that way in 35 years though.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12927)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Nov 15

With a big dump like the one here not even burning can help

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