Oct 17, 2021 · More than 16 million tonnes of trash make up Deonar's rubbish mountains - eight of them spread over a 300-acre sprawl - that are said to be India's largest and oldest. Waste is piled as...

Mar 22, 2023 · Thousands of people living near India’s largest mountain of garbage in Mumbai depend on rummaging through its waste for their livelihood, but suffer terrible health issues as a result.

Jul 6, 2019 · A slum of trash pickers has cropped up alongside the Ghazipur landfill, gleaning a living from it — or just barely. They scavenge plastic to sell to recycling plants.

Jun 8, 2019 · In the east of New Delhi, the Ghazipur trash dump is reportedly just months away from rising higher than the Taj Mahal, an immense, 73-meter-tall (240 feet) white, marble mausoleum. In India,...

Dec 10, 2022 · At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile now over 62 meters (203 feet) high.

Mar 10, 2025 · But in the year of 2025, the so-called 'garbage mountain' of India is causing real problems for those living in the shadow of the rubbish heap. A colossal site overlooking the eastern edges...

Mar 7, 2023 · The towering Brahmapuram landfill in Kerala state is the country’s latest trash mountain to catch fire, causing dangerous heat and methane emissions, and adding to India’s growing climate ...

Mar 14, 2025 · Delhi produces over 11,000 tons of garbage on a daily basis, much of which arrives here, making the trash mountain even bigger. For the world’s tallest man-made mountain, check out Germany’s ...

Nov 9, 2024 · India promised to burn its trash mountains and safely turn them into electricity. But a New York Times investigation found hazardous levels of toxic substances around homes, playgrounds and...

The Ghazipur landfill is a landfill waste dumping site established in 1984. It is located in Ghazipur, a village in the eastern district of Delhi, India. [1] The landfill covers an area of approximately 70 acres (28 ha) and reaches heights of over 236 feet (72 m). [2] Ghazipur has become one of the largest landfills in Delhi.