Here's an UPDATE on the toxic sludge dumped in Ivory Coast back in August. When it proved too costly for a ship run by the Dutch company Trafigura to dispose of the waste in Amsterdam, they continued on to Africa and finally found a company in Ivory Coast that agreed to take the sludge. A few inquiries would have shown that there were no facilities in Ivory Coast capable of handling the waste. Instead, the contracted company filled tanker trucks that fanned out across Abidjan and just dumped it out in various locations.
Ivory Coast toxic waste in France
Ivory Coast toxic waste in France
Ivory Coast toxic waste in France
Here's an UPDATE on the toxic sludge dumped in Ivory Coast back in August. When it proved too costly for a ship run by the Dutch company Trafigura to dispose of the waste in Amsterdam, they continued on to Africa and finally found a company in Ivory Coast that agreed to take the sludge. A few inquiries would have shown that there were no facilities in Ivory Coast capable of handling the waste. Instead, the contracted company filled tanker trucks that fanned out across Abidjan and just dumped it out in various locations.