Thread 520669815

TIL india has a literal mountain of garbage in nearly every city.

More than 16 million tonnes of trash make up Deonar's rubbish mountains - eight of them spread over a 300-acre sprawl - that are said to be India's largest and oldest. Waste is piled as high as 120ft

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.

A 2020 study by a Delhi-based think tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), found 3,159 such mountains containing 800 million tonnes of rubbish across India.

In Mumbai, a court case has been going on for 26 years to close down the Deonar grounds but the dumping of waste continues.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58866834

Every morning, Farha Shaikh stands on top of a more-than-a-century-old rubbish mountain in Mumbai, waiting for garbage trucks to make their way up.

The 19-year-old waste picker has been scavenging through these heaps in the Deonar suburb for as long as she can remember.

From the gloopy trash, she usually picks up plastic bottles, glass and wire to sell in the city's thriving waste markets. But most of all she looks out for broken mobile phones.

Every few weeks, Farha finds a "dead" mobile phone in the trash. She digs into her meagre savings and gets it repaired. Once it flickers to life, she spends her evenings watching films, playing video games, texting and calling friends.

When the phone stops working again days or weeks later, Farha's connection with the world outside snaps again. She is back to working long days, collecting the remains of the city to resell - and looking for another phone to restore.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58866834

The Ghazipur landfill in Delhi, India, is often called “India’s Everest of Garbage”. This is not a title of pride, but a stark representation of the country’s struggle with waste management. The landfill is a massive, rapidly growing mountain of trash that has reached alarming heights. It is a grim reminder of the consequences of uncontrolled waste disposal and poses serious environmental and health risks.

Opened in 1984, the Ghazipur landfill reached its capacity in 2002. Despite this, waste continues to be dumped at the site. The relentless piling of garbage has caused the landfill to grow to a height of 213 feet. It is expected to surpass the height of the Taj Mahal (239 feet) soon. This comparison highlights the scale of the problem. It juxtaposes the majestic beauty of the Taj Mahal with the dark, dirty sight of a massive trash mountain. The landfill now covers an area equivalent to more than 40 football pitches. It is growing at a rate of approximately 10 meters per year.

fucking pieces of indian shit
fuck these shiteaters

I'm starting to think the elites are right: too many damn pe*ple on this planet. There should be a population of 500 million people, max. There's some serious culling to do. Beginning with regions around the topic of CANCER.

>>520670405
reporting for duty saar

>>520669815 (OP)
someone ought to teach these savages some manners. I thought the fucking Brits domesticated these animals a long time ago.

>>520670405
Just the wrong kinds of people on the planet. For example: Indians' beliefs are fucking insane to Westerners. They think not only do the lowest of people (dalit, or untouchables) touch or collect trash, they won't do it in this life because they believe it stains their sould and will affect their reincarnation in the next life. To the point you may wonder: well fuck, if you're a dalit why not go into waste management and clean up india and live wealthy? Because the government and companies don't even want to ASSOCIATE OR DEAL WITH people who would provide such a service, again because they think it stains their soul and affects the outcome of their next reincarnation. I mean, how the fuck do you deal with a people that think and act like this, to the point they live among trash (but somehow not finding that disgusting and bad)?

>>520671948
>manners
how about teaching them just to use a fucking toilet
>>520672183
interesting insight
i know the littering is pervasive, and every indian thinks some other lower-caste indian is going to clean it up.
and then theres the shit obsession....