The Think Pink case has been closed, and those responsible have been sentenced to prison. But waste dumped by the scandal-hit company remains at at least nine sites in central Sweden. In Botkyrka, the municipality hopes the state will pay to clean up the garbage mountain in Kagghamra, but that will not happen before 2028 at the earliest.
SwedenThe Think Pink case has been closed, and those responsible have been sentenced to prison. But waste dumped by the scandal-hit company remains at at least nine sites in central Sweden. In Botkyrka, the municipality hopes the state will pay to deal with the garbage mountain in Kagghamra, but funding will not be available before 2028 at the earliest.
SwedenFariba Andersson was sentenced to five years in prison in the Think Pink case. She will serve her sentence at Hinseberg Prison.
SwedenThe Supreme Court is not taking up the Think Pink case for a retrial.
SwedenAfter eight months, the trial for Sweden's largest environmental crime is going to court. The prosecutors are demanding six years in prison for "waste queen" Fariba Vancor and four others in the Think Pink scandal. There is no basis either for the charges or the sentence requested, says Vancor's lawyer Thomas Olsson.
CrimeBella Nilsson, also called "Queen of trash", receives the 2025 Johnny Bode Award, which is annually awarded to a public figure who has made a mess and caused trouble for themselves and their surroundings.
SwedenChecks in six municipalities show extensive criminality within waste management. There has previously been a naive attitude towards the problem - but awareness is now increasing, according to Police Commissioner Henrik Forssblad.
CrimeThink Pink was paid to sort waste, but instead the company dumped hundreds of thousands of tons of waste at 21 locations in Sweden, claims the prosecutor. Now the trial of Sweden's largest environmental crime has begun. At the center is the company's CEO Bella Nilsson, known as the "Queen of trash".
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