2nd Global Landfill Mining

Conference and exhibition

'Making it happen'

The conference planned for Brussels in October 2009 has been postponed - due to collapse of global commodity and recycled materials prices. New dates will be advised.

Register your interest now!

From its origins in the 1950s, Landfill Mining is an idea whose time has come. Even aside from their valuable methane resources, landfills should now be seen as valuable repositories for a wealth of higher value materials. Landfill mining can recover valuable metals, produce high quality fertiliser and construction materials, and can make available real-estate that was once considered lost forever.

Attendence will allow landfill operators to extend their business models, and to extract the maximum value from their assets. Networking opportunities at the event will be superb, and the adjacent exhibition will allow operators to source the most cost-effective equipment and advice for landfill mining and monetisation.

Crucial information

This conference and exhibition will give delegates the latest information on the following crucial areas:

• Legislative status of landfills and future legislative trends;

• Reclamation versus mining;

• What's in our landfills (and how has it changes since burial)?;

• Methane evolution and monetisation;

• The mechanics of landfill mining: Recovery, separation and beneficiation

• Product-stream utilisation and monetisation

• Post-mining site remediation and value optimisation

The first Global Landfill Mining Conference (full review) took place at the Royal School of Arts in London on 9 October 2008. Over 100 delegates from nearly 20 countries attended the event, to hear academics and industry participants talk about prospects for landfill mining, and about case studies of pilot projects and successful full-scale industrial proejcts. The programme was as given below:

Introduction - Global Landfill Mining introduction: Dr Robert McCaffrey, Conference Convenor
Landfill mining: history and current status overview
Peter Jones, landfill industry consultant
Financial aspects of landfill mining Professor William Hogland, University of Kalmar, Sweden
The practical, technical and commercial realities of large scale waste movement and its application to landfill mining Stuart Hayward-Higham, Head of New Market Business Development, SITA UK LTD
Accelerated methane production prior to mining Joeri Jacobs, NV Afvalzorg, NL
Commercial prospects for landfill mining, as part of a sustainable waste treatment process Mark Johnson, Biffa
Dumpsite rehabilitation studies in Asia
Professor William Hogland, Sweden
Landfill mining in Pakistan, India and Turkey: practical experience and lessons for the future Dirk Lechtenberg, MVW Lechtenberg (Germany)
Experience of integrated landfill mining in the Netherlands Jelle Frölich, MPI
Plastics recycling from residual waste: a practical review Stuart Foster, Recoup
Landfill mining for plastics Guy Robinson, Wellington Green Ltd
Practical experience with landfill mining for metals’ Patick Davison, Mayer Environmental

Depending on the landfill ("There are landfills and there are landfills" according to conference convenor Robert McCaffrey), it has been shown that integrated landfill mining is economically feasible - although market rates for plastics, metals, land and secondary fuels can also have an impact on potential profitability. The second Global Landfill Mining Conference will concentrate on surmounting the technical, regulatory and logistical barriers to landfill mining, and will take place on 20-21 October 2009 in Brussels, at the heart of the European regulatory system.

Who will attend?

Local authorities • Landfill operators • Legislators • Stakeholders • Equipment providers • Academics • Hydrologists •

Resource users including Cement producers • Lime producers • Power producers • Metals producers • Chemicals producers •

The following companies booked to attend registered their interest in attending:

Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd, Akmenas Cementas AB, Alma College, American Air Filter Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., Ashworth, BAA, Barnes Kavelle, Biffa, Bilhaq Trading & Construction System, Blue Circle Southern Cement, Bournemouth International Airport, Box International Consulting, C.A.Blackwell (Contracts) Ltd, Cambridge University, Capita Symonds, Cayman Islands Government, Cementos Progreso, S.A., Cemex Egypt, Cemex, Ci.a Ind. El Volcan S.A., Ciments Calcia, Cimpor Cimentos do Brasil, Cimpor, CIMPOR-Cimentos de Portugal, SGPS, SA, CLASSI ENVIRONMENTAL LLC, Claudius Peters Project GmbH, CRIC, Defra, Dudman Group Limited, Duna-Drava Cement Kft., ECODECO, Econic Ltd, Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Ends Report, Envirnoment Media Group, Environment Agency Wales, ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS CENTER, ETS, European Parliament, Fairport Engineering Limited, Fars Nov Cement Co, FL Smidth, FLSmidth Automation, Foresight Group, Four Rivers Trading, German Contratc Services Ltd, Getraco Ltd, Girac Limited, GLT-Avfall, Golder Associates (UK) Ltd, Group DML, Groupe Sch/Trdi, H.J. Hansen Genvindingsindustri A/S, H.S.E MANAGEMENT LTD, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, HJ Hansen, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Holcim US Inc, Imperial College London, INFINIS Ltd., Ingeneria y Mantenimiento SA, Iowa State University, Island Waste Services, JACC Allen Holdings Ltd, JBMI, Kier Construction, Kier Mining, Knauf Gips KG, Lafarge Aggregates Ltd, Lafarge Cementos Mexico, Lafarge CTEC, Lafarge, LAING O'ROURKE, Land & Mineral Management Ltd, Land and Mineral Management Ltd, Latitude 18, Lester Franks Survey and Geographic, LIEBHERR RENTAL LTD, Lifecycle Renewables Ltd, LINDNER Recyclingtech & MVW Lechtenberg , Lucky Cement Limited, MAPEI, Masry Innovation Centre PTE LTD, Medtronic, Metro international, mi2g Ltd, Microcem, Minerals Resource Management Ltd, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Mississippi lime Company, Modus Comunicazione, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Corp, Mpendulo Mining, MPI Multi Purpose Industries, MRLIZ Consultoria, MSV Limited, MT Hojgaard, Multi Purpose Industries (MPI) , MURLI INDUSTRIES LTD, National University of Colombia, NV Afvalzorg NL, Oakdene Hollins Ltd, Orchid Environmental Ltd (part of Fairport), Ormonde Import Export Services, Ovam, Pakistan Agricutural Research Council, Peel Environmental Ltd, Pegase International SA, Pembridge Consulting Ltd, Peninsula Environmental Solutions, Pfister GmbH, Pishro pey Jam, Prolec Ltd, PT Gikoko Kogyo Indonesia, PT. Godang Tua Jaya, Queen Mary, University of London, Ravenblack, Resource Media, Rexnord Industries, Rock inc., S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., SC. ROMAIR CONSULTING LTD, Schreiber Yonley & Associates, Singareni Collieries Company, Singh (UK) Ltd., SITA FRANCE, SITA Power, SITA UK LTD., SLR Consulting Limited, Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd., SORPA bs., Sougueta Engineering AG, SRC Ltd, SRM Ltd, STANDARD INDUSTRIE, Steetley Dolomite Ltd, Stena Metall AB, Storefield Group, Swindon Borough Council, Tarmac, TEPUI, Toxicology Research Laboratories Ltd, Ultratech Cement Limited, University of Kalmar, University of Sheffield, VEOLIA PROPRETE, Viridor Waste Management, Volta Foundation, Votorantim Cimentos, Vulcan Materials Company, W. Clifford Watts Ltd, Waste Recycling Group, WASTECH CONSULTORIA E SERVIOS AMBIENTAIS LTDA, West Sussex County Council, WRG, Zuari Cement Ltd.