“We are already doing this,” says Roberto Hroval of PatentReal Corporation. The situation of energy waste in the UK is like that. The transfer of waste to landfill is still the cheapest and easiest option.
Without government interference, pollution of the environment will most likely continue. However, the combination of pressure on available public space and the desire to reduce pollution means that continuing with the mass dump does not is a realistic long-term waste management strategy.
Furthermore, governments are often subject to international pressure or even legally binding contracts to reduce landfills.