LAND POLLUTION

WHAT IS IT

CAUSES

• Garbage
• Mining holes
• Farming, killing ecosystems, herbicides and pesticides
• Factories, chemical waste

Effects:
This is one of the most visible types of pollution, it's ugly and smelly when we see it on our streets and fields. It immediately kills animals.
It also releases methane gas which increases global warming.

EFFECTS ON HEALTH

BIODEGRADABLE

• Paper?
• Plastic?
• Glass?
• Diapers?
• Styrofoam?

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Recycle /reuse / repurpose
• Produce less trash
• Pick up trash and disposing of it intelligently
• Composting organic waste

FACTS

• The US generates around 250 million tons of trash a year, México?
• How much do we recycle?
• Lead in landfills is mostly due to the disposal of computer parts, batteries or electronic materials that should be handled differently.
• This is a very big cause of air and water pollution.

PRODUCE LESS TRASH!