I always thought there was a fortune to be made in buying the mining rights to old landfills. I'd expect compressed old consumer goods to be a rich "ore" for m

I always thought there was a fortune to be made in buying the mining rights to old landfills. I'd expect compressed old consumer goods to be a rich "ore" for many valuable materials compared to many natural sources, and having the mining operation there would provide an endgame for the landfill that ensured it was being monitored and managed. The problem is that it assumes that mining operations are well regulated, which I suspect would not be the case.