There can be no greater shrine to human waste than landfill sites. The UK buries more than 18.8 million tonnes of household waste every year two million tonnes more than any other EU country only Greece, Spain and Ireland top it on a per capita basis. Although the UK has reduced the amount of waste that is sent to landfill sites now 43.4 per cent from 79 per cent ten years ago it still consigns 57 millions of tonnes of rubbish for burial each year this comprises household waste along with that from industry and construction.