Land pollution
An increasing population means an escalating amount of solid waste that is being generated. The Pakistan Environment Protection Agency has reported that household waste generated in Pakistan by per capita is 0.283kg to 0.613kg per day, by per house is 1.896 kg to 4.29 kg per day. In Karachi, one of the big cities in Pakistan, the waste that is generated contains 8.41 per paper, 8.11 per cent cardboard, 6.20 per cent plastic, 5.21 per cent glass, 4.08 per cent & metal and 8.93 per cent textiles. This contributes to 41 per cent of Pakistan's total household waste. The lack of proper systems for recycling waste results in growing landfills where the waste is burnt to reduce accumulation of waste. However, this is what attributes to air pollution as well as the greenhouse effect. Fortunately, for the bigger cities in Pakistan, the generated household waste is mostly recyclable. (Ullah, 2008)
A feasible way to reduce land pollution in Pakistan would be to implement recycling centers of large capacity. This way, instead of disposing trash in landfills, trash is recycled to save energy. Take for instance, by recycling aluminium, 95 per cent of energy is saved from what is required to extract raw ores. (Ullah, 2008)
A feasible way to reduce land pollution in Pakistan would be to implement recycling centers of large capacity. This way, instead of disposing trash in landfills, trash is recycled to save energy. Take for instance, by recycling aluminium, 95 per cent of energy is saved from what is required to extract raw ores. (Ullah, 2008)