The balance of the system break when the following occurs:
The waste products are not efficiently assimilated, decomposed, or otherwise removed by natural, biological, and physical processes (recycling) or reusing.
The product is not eco-friendly or the waste products are eco-friendly, in which nature cannot degrade, or decompose it.
The ecosystem is changed and/or polluted.
The system is unable to utilize the by-products of the waste properly.