Impact of Waste

• Social impacts:


  • social unrest > riots
  • disease
  • respiratory problems
  • Decreased QOL
• Economic impacts:


  • Collecting and treating waste very expensive
  • For LICS it makes up 20-50% of budget
  • Increase public health costs
  • Loss of tourism revenue
• Environmental impacts:


  • methane produced which pollutes ground, air and water > climate crisis
  • LICS - 30-60% waste not collected per day > pollute rivers, deserts etc
  • Loss of biodiversity
  • Contaminates soil > impacts agriculture and ecosystems
• Political impacts:


  • Riots, protests
  • Social unrest
  • Political instability