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Fariba Vancor and Think Pink Executives Sentenced for Toxic Waste Dumping

Södertörn district court imposed a six-year sentence on Fariba Vancor with lighter terms for her co-defendants after finding they ran a pyramid-style dumping operation that contaminated soil, water, air with toxic chemicals

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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

Overview

  • Ten of the 11 defendants were convicted of serious environmental crimes by the Södertörn district court.
  • Fariba Vancor received a six-year prison sentence and her ex-husband Thomas Nilsson was sentenced to three years and six months.
  • The court ordered the defendants to pay about 250 million kronor in damages to municipalities including Botkyrka and Västerås for cleanup costs.
  • Think Pink dumped approximately 200,000 tonnes of waste at 21 sites between 2015 and 2020, leading to high levels of PCB, lead, mercury, arsenic and other toxic substances entering air, soil and water.
  • The case was Sweden’s largest environmental crime trial, featuring over 80 days of hearings, a nearly 700-page verdict and unified denials of wrongdoing from all defendants.