Putting It In, To Dig Up Again Don't cap those landfills just yet, unless you are extracting the methane. Landfills underneath soil, subdivisions and newly created parks may be in danger of being opened up and mined. Everyone is looking to add an additional something to their revenue stream, in this case Garbage mining. The large American construction company Turner is now sorting and separating several hundred thousand tonnes of debris a month looking fore reusable materials. With the long commodities boom it had to happen many items that were thrown away are now worth something. Especially scrap metal which is worth recovering even in relatively small quantities. Some commodities are more precious such as silicon chips which are being mined by a Chinese company, Renesola to be reused in solar panels.
The Earth's Methane Cloud, Another Potent Greenhouse GasGreenhouse gas management has also resulted in some interesting purchases. Pig farms have also been purchased and are popular as methane can be be extracted from their runoff. Which keeps it out of the air and water and may also make possible some kind of carbon credit if properly managed as part of a CDM project.