The climatic impact of garbage: Legal analysis of solid waste,recovery and landfill mining

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the solid waste management in Chile. Currently, it is one of the biggest problems of society, in our country and worldwide. In addition to make a diagnosis and analysis of the regulations applicable to waste and its associated problems, this research beyond from raise the concept of soil recovery and its different forms of execution, with special emphasis on landfill mining will seek to propose the bases that allow its environmental assessment along with determining its contribution to climate change.