Future of the Environment

Landfill mining: is this the next big thing in recycling?

Seagulls fly around as a tractor works in the landfill of waste management company "Getlini EKO" in Riga, Latvia, June 30, 2015.

Waste dumps are a cost and a threat to society. But they don't have to be Image: REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Peter Tom Jones
President, EURELCO and EU MSCA-ETN NEW-MINE
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