A decision has been made to shut down a waste facility believed to harbor thousands of Bitcoins. An investor claimed that a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins is in the landfill. The mentioned amount translates to $780 million today. A waste facility in Wales claimed to hold $768 million worth of Bitcoin is set to be closed. Early crypto investor James Howells claimed that 8,000 Bitcoins he accidentally threw away are in there. Howells has been struggling for a long time to recover the hard drive containing the 8,000 Bitcoins. It was reported that the recycling and waste facility located in Newport will be closed. According to BBC News, a council spokesman announced that the site will be closed down in a planned manner over the next two years. Howells claims that his former partner accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 BTC in 2013. The mentioned amount of BTC is worth $780 million as of today. Howells initiated a legal battle to find the lost Bitcoins but his request was rejected due to environmental concerns. It was stated that excavating 100,000 tons of landfill is required for this rescue attempt. The 8,000 Bitcoins represent approximately 13% of the current supply.