Landfills have always been considered as the main practice of the waste disposal for the minimum costs ensured [1]. However, this practice implicates local pollution, methane emissions, as well as limitations as regard of the urban development [2]. These concerns resulted into the development of the new concept of “Enhanced Landfill Mining” (ELFM) proposed by Jones et al. “This process involves the excavation and processing of waste from closed landfill sites or the completed sections of operational landfill sites”. It represents “the integrated valorisation of landfilled waste strea

The objective of the Landfill Mining Conference 2017 is to present and expand knowledge about landfill mining as a technique to support and encourage the transition towards a circular economy model, reducing the environmental impact of waste disposal, and fostering at the same time the material and energy recovery from waste. The focus is on old urban and industrial landfills. It is intended to make attendants know about some international and local experiences of landfill mining and the performance achieved. Programa Conference Topics: Policy for landfill mining Mapping and assessme