he answer is yes when considering the purpose of a landfill is to dispose of waste, so in this regard landfills do work. Ironically, however, the fact that landfills do work is a new problem of its own. The fact here is that landfills are not environmentally friendly. They release toxins into the atmosphere from rotting garbage that emits climate changing gases and liquids. Landfills also create other problems for local communities such as increased traffic pollution, noise, smoke, dust, litter and pests which are attracted by the increased amounts of waste.