In 2020, the average English citizen generated 399 kg of garbage that had to be collected by the government. The amount of garbage collected per person has decreased by about 6% since 2010.
Because recycling not only helps us get rid of stuff we don't need anymore but also turns it into useful raw materials for companies, it's widely regarded as the ideal waste management strategy.
The Harmful Effects of Garbage Dumping on Nature
Air and water pollution on the land. Soil and other sites that could be used to process garbage become polluted when the trash is dumped there.
Water pollution, air pollution, climate change, disease, plant death, animal and marine mammal extinction, and habitat loss are just a few of today's many environmental threats.
When the trash isn't picked up, it can end up in the sewers or a body of water, where it can cause clogs and pollute of the water supply, as well as the soil, and the air.