JEROEN VAN DER DRIFT
CAMERAMAN
Associate Member of the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC)

MOUNTAINS OF GOLD
Director: Sander Rietveld
Production: Zembla

READ MOREFor waste incineration companies it is a persistent problem. Their goal is to recover valuable materials from bottom ash, which itself is subsequently processed and used in the foundation of our roads. However, there is a huge risk of environmental fraud in this murky world of waste streams and middlemen. In the meantime, there are more than 20 billion kilos of bottom ash in the ground in the Netherlands. Only no one knows exactly where. ZEMBLA investigated who is making money on bottom ash, and where it is located.