The topic of this paper is to compare the economic benefits of mining landfillsfor recyclable materials and potential fuel sources vs. the negative impact that opening up old landfills will have on the environment.
Topics to address are:
Is it economical to recycle the material from landfills? What is the market for these goods?
Is there any environmental impact? (Methane releases, leachate, vermin and pest infestations.)
If left alone what are the consequences of having landfills.
What laws will affect the mining or recycling of the waste material.
Limitations:
All data used must be from after 1970
Wikipedia can’t be used as resource.
Works must be cited in the paper with end notes
There are faxes for this order.


