The nightmare of India’s tallest rubbish mountain
India’s oldest and tallest mountain of rubbish in the city of Mumbai is 18 storeys high. …
The decomposing waste releases noxious gases such as methane, hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide. In 2016, it erupted in fires that burned for months and caused smoke in much of Mumbai. Rubbish fires at landfills contributed 11% of particulate matter, a major cause of air pollution in the city, according to a 2011 study by India’s pollution regulator.
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