Landfills and Pollution

Images of polluted landscapes featuring trash mountains and illegal dumps. The overwhelming presence of plastic and waste highlights severe environmental issues.

Bali, Indonesia. It is common to see families living, and children playing, in dangerously unsanitary illegal trash dumps. Illness is rampant and life expectancy very low under these conditions.

Uncontrolled landfill with large amount of plastic, Guatemala

Mountain large garbage pile and pollution

Bali, Indonesia. It is common to see families living, and children playing, in dangerously unsanitary illegal trash dumps. Illness is rampant and life expectancy very low under these conditions.

GUWAHATI, INDIA, JUNE 4: A child ragpicker collect reusable items next to an injured greater adjutant stork at the Boragaon garbage dumping site, ahead of World Environment Day, on June 4, 2023 in Guwahati, India. World Environment Day is the biggest international day for the environment, celebrated annually on 5 June

Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Dirty seashore the Tyrrhenian sea. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnnaxMaloverjanx 16832904

Plastic bottles and other rubbish littering waterways, Zeebrugge, Belgium

Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Dirty seashore the Tyrrhenian sea. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnnaxMaloverjanx 13823382

LAO - VIENTIANE LA COMPROMISEMême si elle se rapproche du million dhabitants, Vientiane a encore les allures dune bourgade à côte des mégapoles des pays voisins telles que Bangkok ou Ho-Chi-Minh Ville. Cela nempêche pas la capitale laotienne de rêver du même destin. La culture ancestrale du Laos, étroitement liée au culte bouddhique, se veut sans vains désirs ni ambitions démesurées. Aujourdhui, la rupture est totale et Vientiane en est lillustration. La croissance exponentielle du pays est principalement due aux investissements étrangers, avec en première ligne la Chine, qui viennent puiser dans les nombreuses ressources naturelles du pays, notamment dans les secteurs miniers, forestiers et hydroélectriques.Ainsi, avec la mondialisation qui entraine luniformisation des modes de vie et ces nouvelles richesses qui sont créées, les habitants de la capitale aspirent à un nouveau destin. Tours de verre, centre commerciaux, parcs dattraction, restaurants et cafés branchés commenc

Discharge wild in a asbestos Career Corsica France

Families Live On Top Of Unsanitary, Illegal Garbage Dumps, Bali, Indonesia

Kokelnde Müllhalde, Müllgrube mit Abfall und Plastikmüll, Karstlandschaft bei Vang Vieng, Provinz Vientiane, Laos, Asien *** Cocooning Landfill, Garbage pit with Waste and Plastic waste, Karst landscape at Vang Vieng, Province Vientiane, Laos, Asia 1031609378

Landfill at garbage collection center

Scavenging In Unsanitary, Illegal Garbage Dump, Bali, Indonesia

Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Dirty seashore the Tyrrhenian sea. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnnaxMaloverjanx 16832970

Work of special equipment at the pumping range. Bulldozers are clearing up the garbage. Work of special equipment at the pumping range. Bulldozers are clearing up the garbage. Seagulls over the landfill. Copyright: xZoonar.com/NikolayxZirovx 16724739

roadside garbage, Goa, India

Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Dirty seashore the Tyrrhenian sea. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnnaxMaloverjanx 14142107

Boy walks in the rubbish along the railway of Kurla

Cow searching food in the trash near a river Kathmandu Nepal

Recycling yard, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Spilled garbage on the beach near the big city. Empty used dirty plastic bottles and other garbage. Dirty seashore the Tyrrhenian sea. Environmental pollution. Ecological problem. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnnaxMaloverjanx 13923623

Bali, Indonesia. It is common to see illegal trash dumps on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia. Illness is rampant and life expectancy very low under these conditions.

Man collecting garbage in the holy Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Poor and impoverished slums of Dharavi in the city of Mumbai. Poor and impoverished slums of Dharavi in the city of Mumbai Copyright: xZoonar.com/MikhailxDavidovichx 16641739

A man walks among the mountains of waste

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - 11 March 2026: View of a vast, textured landscape of waste where cows graze amidst the machinery and scavenging birds circle above.

Bali, Indonesia. It is common to see illegal trash dumps on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia. Illness is rampant and life expectancy very low under these conditions.

Trash on the ground in Africa

Polluted beach in Mui Ne, Vietnam.,02/20/2010

Bali, Indonesia. It is common to see illegal trash dumps on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia. Illness is rampant and life expectancy very low under these conditions.

Pile of garbage in urban environment, Manila, Philippines.

Water pollution and Garbage in river

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - 11 March 2026: View of a sprawling waste hill, where cows graze amidst the refuse, an excavator labors, and birds circle above, all under a pale sky.

Garbage collector with plastic scrap at Gazipur dumping ground ; Delhi ; India

Trash washed up on beach

Pollution in River Noyyal at Tiruppur Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Garbage dump in a pool in Spain

Garbage truck unloading waste on landfill, environmental concept. Garbage truck unloading waste on landfill, environmental concept. Copy space. model released

Chattogram, Bangladesh - 25 November 2025: Aerial view of Anondobazar Landfill reveals a stark tapestry of waste, where vibrant colors clash with the grim reality of discarded materials.

Slum dweller crossing polluted & rubbish strewn stream, India. Slum dweller crossing polluted & rubbish strewn stream, Rajagopal Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, water pollution, waste, refuse, garbage, health hazard, polluted, dirty, unsightly, unattractive, poverty, living conditions, third world.

220107-N-MJ716-1025 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Jan. 7, 2022) Trash and debris accumulate in Chollas Creek on board Naval Base San Diego, NBSD Jan. 7, 2022. The base coordinates cleanup of the creek with Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest whenever heavy rains cause trash to flow downstream from San Diego toward the San Diego Bay. NBSDs port operations team keeps the trash contained by booming off areas of the creek, preventing the trash and debris from entering the bay until the trash can be removed.

Dirty river in Dharavi slums. Mumbai. India. Dirty river in Dharavi slums. Mumbai. India Copyright: xZoonar.com/MikhailxDavidovichx 16641966

Chattogram, Bangladesh - 25 November 2025: Aerial view of women amidst piles of waste, their colorful clothes a stark contrast to the dull landfill, picking through refuse near Anondobazar Landfill.

Stack of different types of large garbage dump, plastic bags, and trash burning near paddy rice terraces, agricultural fields of Mu Cang Chai, mountain in Vietnam in environmental pollution concept.

Plastic garbage at Dadar beach, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Garbage collector with plastic scrap at Gazipur dumping ground, Delhi, India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

GUWAHATI, INDIA, JUNE 4: Ragpickers collect reusable items at the Boragaon garbage dumping site, on the eve of World Environment Day, on June 4, 2023 in Guwahati, India. World Environment Day is the biggest international day for the environment, celebrated annually on 5 June

Dirty river in Dharavi slums. Mumbai. India. Dirty river in Dharavi slums. Mumbai. India Copyright: xZoonar.com/MikhailxDavidovichx 16641548

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Pigs wallow in trash in the Bel Air ghetto.

Chattogram, Bangladesh - 25 November 2025: Aerial view of a sprawling landfill where waste pickers in vibrant clothing sift through a mountain of colorful refuse under the harsh sun.

Wilde Müllkippe am Strassenrand in Thailand Wilde Müllkippe am Strassenrand in Thailand Copyright: xZoonar.com/JUERGENLANDSHOEFTx 21639130

Aerial view of a vast, textured landscape of waste where excavators loom over the scene amidst scattered figures, Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Bali, Indonesia. It is common to see families living, and children playing, in dangerously unsanitary illegal trash dumps. Illness is rampant and life expectancy very low under these conditions.

Cocooning Landfill, Garbage Pit Waste and Plastic Waste, Karst Landscape at Vang Vieng, Province Vientiane, Laos, Asia 1031609380

Municipal garbage dump at landfill. Environmental pollution.

Nicaragua, Managua, La Chureca Industrial waste disposal site

Garbage dump

Garbage dump, Hvar island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Mountain large garbage pile and pollution,Pile of stink and toxic residue,These garbage come from urban and industrial areas can not get rid of, Consumer society Cause massive waste

Rag pickers digging the dump of garbage at the Deonar Dumping ground in Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - 11 March 2026: View of a massive waste hill, where cattle graze amidst scattered trash, overlooked by an excavator and a dump truck.

GUWAHATI, INDIA, JUNE 4: A child ragpicker collect reusable items at the Boragaon garbage dumping site, ahead of World Environment Day, on June 4, 2023 in Guwahati, India. World Environment Day is the biggest international day for the environment, celebrated annually on 5 June

Rubbish on a beach, Mabul Island, Malaysia, Borneo, Celebes Sea

Oily hazardous waste in trench on landfill site.

Pigs lying in garbage, garbage dump, Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Central America

Müllablagerung, Plastikmüll auf einer Halde

Bulldozer, surrounded by birds, moving Garbage in the St. Johns landfill. USA, Oregon, Portland.

Garbage recycling in Brasilia, Brazil.

in ethiopia africa the discard garbage and plastic bottle near the city

River pollution in Koratpur in Odisha in India .

in ethiopia africa the discard garbage and plastic bottle near the city. the discard garbage and plastic bottle

Garbage dump in a pool in Spain

Man rummages in garbage, garbage dump, roadside, Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Central America

Domestic waste and litter dumped on beach Accra Ghana

Totally dirty water channel, pollution, Kano, Kano state, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa

Unauthorized rubbish dump

Chattogram, Bangladesh - 25 November 2025: Aerial view of a bustling landfill where vibrant colors of discarded plastics contrast sharply with the dark, muddy ground, as figures scavenge.

Young man searching for recyclables at the Lixao dump in the satellite city of Estrutural near Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, South America

A fading sun casts its rays across Rabida Island as seen from one of the many dumps on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

North America, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll. Laysan Albatross in a pile of marine debris.

Cambodia, man walking in dump

A garbage truck rumbles past a pile of garbage on the side of a road, interior Morocco.

Plastic pollution along a river near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Plastic debris and other garbage collecting in a boom on the Los Cerritos Channel (a tributary of the San Gabriel River), Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Factory industry with stack of different types of large garbage dump, plastic bags, bottles and trash bins in urban area in Environmental pollution concept.

Machinery dumping waste in landfill

Aerial view of a person working in a plastic Waste treatment plant, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

in ethiopia africa the discard garbage and plastic bottle near the city

People in search of recyclables at Lixao dump in the satellite city of Estrutural near Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, South America

Debris litters the beach in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Truck dumping waste at landfill site

Unauthorized garbage dump Unauthorized rubbish dump Copyright: xZoonar.com/ArmanxZhenikeyevx 6181576

Rag picker collecting garbage in dumping ground Deonar Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India NO MR Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Composting yard waste to make mulch.

Rubbish dump, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Nile River Expedition, Lower Egypt, Giza (on West Bank of Nile). Streetscene, canal with heaps of trash

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Nicaragua, Managua, La Chureca Industrial waste disposal site

taj mahal with rubbish collected and washed up on the banks of the yamuna river. agra india

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