James Howells has been locked in a battle with Newport City Council for the last 10 years over his demands for permission to dig for his lost hard drive in a landfill
What this guy apparently doesn't seem to realise, is that a landfill isn't just filled with rubbish. Animal waste gets sent there too. His hard drive could literally be buried in a ton of dog muck.
This has been going on for years. Every time his story is in the media, he brushes the health aspect aside. The council has brought it up repeatedly, but he either doesn't understand, or doesn't care.