(i) Accumulation of garbage leads to blockage of roads/ drainage systems.
(ii) Garbage heaps are on eye sore as they make the environment ugly.
Oil spillage/ Industrial wastes lead to destruction of flora.
(iii) The garbage may result to foul smell/ air pollution, which is hazardous to human health.
(iv) When it rains, the dumped waste/ garbage is washed to rivers causing water pollution.
(v) Garbage can be breeding grounds for rodents/ flies/ cockroaches, which can cause disease outbreak for example, plague.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on July 3, 2017 at 06:24
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