Sweden's 'Queen of Trash' on trial for dumping mountains of waste

Bella Nilsson is one of 11 people charged in Sweden's biggest ever environmental crime trial.

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Bella Nilsson is one of 11 people charged with “aggravated environmental crime”.

She was chief executive of waste management company NMT Think Pink, which is accused of dumping or burying 200,000 tonnes of waste in 21 locations between 2015 and 2020.

Lawyers for Ms Nilsson who is now called Fariba Vancor, and another former chief executive Leif-Ivan Karlsson say they deny any wrongdoing.

Entering Attunda district court north of Stockholm, Ms Nilsson refused to answer reporters' questions.

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