The main part of shredder residues produced in Denmark is landfilled. It is well known that shredder waste contains resources that can be recycled or incinerated with energy recovery. Thus, it is a better solution than landfilling the material. The Danish Government launched its Resource Strategy in the summer 2014 with the objective that shredder residues ought to be landfill mined towards 2024. Consequently, pre-landfilled shredder waste should be excavated and up-cycled. The effect of this initiative can be seen in figure 1 below. In general, terms following article describes some of the differences, barriers, and externalities concerning landfill mining of waste. Furthermore, it addresses the costs and economics of mining shredder waste from a landfill sites in Denmark with the focus on the aftercare costs and externalities.
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