Following a landslide with potentially serious environmental consequences, a dispute has broken out in Denmark over who should bear the costs of the extensive clean-up work. The Nordic Waste company is the polluter and therefore has a responsibility to clean up and pay for it, said Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke at a press conference in Copenhagen on Friday. He said that all legal options in the case would be examined. However, he and Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard acknowledged the risk that Danish taxpayers could end up footing the bill. A few hours earlier, Nordic Waste, which puri…