Daily Disadvantages
Landfills create a number of day-to-day disadvantages. Neighborhoods usually experience a significant increase in traffic, dust and carbon emissions from trucks hauling waste to the site. Landfill operators use heavy equipment to distribute waste throughout the site and the noise can be steady. Wind-borne litter and illegally dumped trash are common problems. Seagulls, rodents and other animals scavenge for food in landfills that are often considered to be eyesores that decrease property values.