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... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > municipal/local waste > open dump
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open dump  

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  • In many countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as much as 30 to 50 percent of solid waste produced in urban areas is left uncollected. Land disposal of waste has become an inevitable component of the solid waste management system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Open Dump]

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