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Verdict Due For Sweden's 'Queen Of Trash' Over Toxic Waste

Prosecutors want a six-year sentence for Bella Nilsson, former head of Swedish garbage disposal company Think Pink, who is charged with illegal toxic waste dumping (Credit: AFP)

A court in Sweden will rule Tuesday in the country's biggest environmental crime trial, where a self-proclaimed "Queen of Trash" and four others stand accused of illegally dumping toxic waste.

The once-acclaimed waste management company Think Pink is accused of dumping or burying some 200,000 tonnes of waste from the Stockholm area at 21 sites from 2015 to 2020, with no intention of processing it correctly.

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