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The population in Indonesia grows rapidly. This condition has led to some environmental issues due to the increased waste volume as a result of significant population growth. One of the main problems is how to maintain environmental condition in order to keep our children and grandchildren healthy. This research aims to find out the impact of pollution generated by Putri Cempo landfill on the health status of residents who live near the landfill area. Solid waste management (SWM), good recycling and composting efforts carried out by local governments through relevant agencies,scavengers and other actors have a contact point that is inseparable from one another. However, these activities seem to run individually so far. This research used qualitative and quantitative analysis. Interviews and questionnaires were utilized to find out the impact of pollution on the community-s health status. The landfill which waste volume increases every day makes the residents around the area often get diarrhea and even typhus. Bad air condition also often makes people experience shortness of breath.