Why the garbage that includes plant and animal waste smells very bad after few days?

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Garbage:
Discarded and unwanted substances thrown by humans are called garbage.
Garbage can contain organic as well as inorganic substance.
Animal and plant waste undergo incomplete fermentation which results in release of a variety of gases.
Some bacterial activity also occurs simultaneously due to availability of moisture and humidity.
Therefore, garbage that includes plant and animal waste smells very bad after few days.

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