Land pollution is pollution of the Earth’s natural land surface by industrial, commercial, domestic and agricultural activities.
What are the sources of land pollution?
Some of the main contributors to land pollution are:
- Chemical and nuclear plants
- Industrial factories
- Oil refineries
- Human sewage
- Oil and antifreeze leaking from cars
- Mining
- Littering
- Overcrowded landfills
- Deforestation
- Construction debris
Facts about Land Pollution
Here are a few facts about land pollution:
- Every year one American produces over 3285 pounds of hazardous waste
- Land pollution causes us to lose 24 billion tons of top soil every year
- Americans generate 30 billion foam cups, 220 million tires and 1.8 billion disposable diapers every year
- We throw away enough trash every day to fill 63,000 garbage trucks
- Every day Americans throw away 1 million bushels of litter out their car window
- Over 80% of items in landfills can be recycled, but they’re not
