Effect on environment: Burning garbage is classified as the third biggest cause of greenhouse emission in India—apart from the impact on human health, the effect on land, water and food pollution is a matter of grave concern.
Effect on waste-picker families: An estimated two million waste-pickers exist in India; these are families that live off dump yards through collection and sale of recyclables from the dumped mixed waste. Around 40% of the waste-pickers are children aged below18 years, living in unhygienic environments, succumbing to malnutrition, extreme poverty, and adverse health infections. With no physical protections, most children scourge for metals ....
