That's how dangerous the Think pink garbage buried in Norberg is: "Absolutely the worst I've seen"

2024-01-29T04:38:27.167Z

Highlights: Think Pink is suspected of having dumped environmentally hazardous waste on an industrial site in Norberg. Of the 4,500 tonnes of filling material on the property, 1-5 percent is deemed to be material that must not be there: plastic, electric cables, car tires and other material. The material contains, among other things, measured levels of the substance PCB7 which are so high that they are deemed to pose a danger to human health or the environment. The big trial will be held at Södertörn district court in southern Stockholm.

In the large indictment against the company Think Pink, where four people are suspected of several cases of serious environmental crime, a property in Norberg is included. There, the company is suspected of having buried various rubbish and demolition materials from the construction. - I have worked for a long time and this is absolutely the worst thing I have seen in terms of environmental damage, says Leif Markfjärd, environmental inspector Norberg Municipality.

It could be around 4,500 tonnes of filling material on the property on the outskirts of Norberg. Of that, 1-5 percent is deemed to be material that must not be there: plastic, electric cables, car tires and other material. That estimate is made by an expert from the police's National Forensic Center (NFC) in police investigations.

NFC has been to the property in Norberg and taken extensive samples of the soil which have since been analysed. The material contains, among other things, measured levels of the substance PCB7 which are so high that they are deemed to pose a danger to human health or the environment. This is what the prosecutors mean in their lawsuit at the indictment on December 28, 2023.

An opinion that environmental inspector Leif Markfjärd partially shares.

- It is not an immediate risk, but it can be a long-term risk.

The big trial will be held at Södertörn district court in southern Stockholm. It is currently unclear when it will begin.

Car parts and ground construction waste - that's how it was dumped in Norberg

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