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does biodegradable waste harm the environment

Biodegradable waste produces methane and green house gases which are harmful for environment. Other harmful effects are that they can pollute water sources and spread diseases. Small insects like flies, mosquitoes, rodents  harbour waste sites and spreads diseases.

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yes because the biodegradable waste generates carbondioxide which is a green house gas , so it is harmful to the environment.

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a) Biodegradable wastes are decomposed by the micro-organisms. By this process, mineral elements like C, N, O, P etc. are cycled back into the biosphere.b) Biodegradable substances such as human wastes can pollute sources of water and cause diseases like Cholera, Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Heaps of biodegradable wastes become breeding sites of houseflies, mosquitoes and rats which are causes of many diseases.

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thanks

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