, Water and agriculture soil are limited resources
, Food security and quality of life
, Public health issues due to uncollected waste, Health data, p.129, 2009.
, Excess waste blocks drains and causes flooding, 2013.
, Organic waste accounts for high percentage (67%) of total waste compared to developed countries (28%), 2012.
, Municipal solid waste contains high amount of organic materials and subsequently moisture, thus rendering waste unsuitable for thermal processing without pre-treatment or use of support fuel, 2012.
, Dump sites cause water -air-soil pollution
, Dump sites could have slope stability problem e.g. Istanbul, Turkey in, Kocasoy and Curi, 1993.
, Delayed construction of engineered landfill in some cities in low-income countries (e.g. Bamako, Mali) due to financing problems for transport and operation, 2010.