Life and death on India’s toxic trash mountains | On the Ground

Towering above Delhi’s skyline, emitting an inescapable stench of rotting flesh, are giant mountains of rubbish. Several miles wide and more than 200ft (60 metres) high, they are visible from across the city and stand as symbols of Delhi’s inability to deal with its trash. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Hannah Ellis-Petersen visited communities living in the shadow of Bhalswa’s overfilled landfill heaps, to see how they have become reliant on the mountain that is simultaneously poisoning them Chapters: 00:00 – Cancer, heart disease and tuberculosis – Delhi's inability to deal with its rubbish 01:00 – Bhalswa: living on one of India's largest dump sites 03:15 – The true scale of India's garbage problem: no landfill, no life 05:15 – Doctors dealing the human toll of India's trash mountains 06:31 – The invisible killer and the worst air quality in the world 08:27 – What are Delhi's politicians doing to dismantle the garbage heaps? 09:56 – The ecosystem that depends on Delhi's rubbish tips 11:13 – 'Delhi's wastepickers must be part of the solution' The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://www.support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiannews Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive #delhi #india #trash #garbage #rubbish #pollution