The institutional capacity for a resource transition—A critical review of Swedish governmental commissions on landfill mining

N. Johansson, J. Krook and M. Eklund

Environmental Science & Policy, 2017, vol. 70, issue C, 46-53

Abstract: Recycling of minerals from waste deposits could potentially double the recycling flows while offering an opportunity to address the many problematic landfills. However, this type of activity, i.e., landfill mining, brings many advantages, risks and uncertainties and lacks economic feasibility. Therefore, we investigate the capacity of the Swedish authorities to navigate the environmental, resource, and economic conditions of landfill mining and their attitude to support such radical recycling alternatives towards a resource transition.

Keywords: Landfill mining; Resource policy; Frame analysis; Institutional capacity; Transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.01.005

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