Swedish ‘queen of trash’ jailed for dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic waste

Fariba Vancor, former boss of Think Pink waste management company, guilty of 19 serious environmental crimesA Swedish entrepreneur who once called herself the “queen of trash” has been sentenced to six years in prison for illegally dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic waste in the country’s biggest ever environmental crime case.Fariba Vancor, previously known as Bella Nilsson and the former chief executive of waste management company Think Pink, was convicted on Tuesday of 19 counts of serious environmental crimes. Her ex-husband, Thomas Nilsson, was found guilty of 12 counts of serious environmental crimes and given a sentence of three years and six months in prison. Continue reading...

Swedish ‘queen of trash’ jailed for dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic waste

Fariba Vancor, former boss of Think Pink waste management company, guilty of 19 serious environmental crimes

A Swedish entrepreneur who once called herself the “queen of trash” has been sentenced to six years in prison for illegally dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic waste in the country’s biggest ever environmental crime case.

Fariba Vancor, previously known as Bella Nilsson and the former chief executive of waste management company Think Pink, was convicted on Tuesday of 19 counts of serious environmental crimes. Her ex-husband, Thomas Nilsson, was found guilty of 12 counts of serious environmental crimes and given a sentence of three years and six months in prison. Continue reading...