The Garbage Dump of the City of Karakol
42°56’3019″N 78°34’7651″E Landfills are one of the significant factors of pollution, negatively impacting natural components: the atmosphere, water sources, soil, plant, and animal life. By being placed directly on the soil cover, landfills remove a substantial portion of land from agricultural use and the biosphere, introducing pollutants into them. When waste placed in unauthorized landfills ignites, toxic and hazardous substances are released into the atmosphere. Atmospheric precipitation