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Round two in the Think Pink scandal: Everyone wants to be acquitted

Round two in the Think Pink scandal: Everyone wants to be acquitted

Tue 4 Nov 2025 06:20 CET

The convicted want to be acquitted and the prosecutors want to see tougher sentences. Now round two begins in the huge legal process about the environmental scandal surrounding Think Pink

Think Pink Scandal: Leaders Convicted for Economic Crimes

Think Pink Scandal: Leaders Convicted for Economic Crimes

Wed 29 Oct 2025 11:25 CET

”The Garbage Queen” Fariba Vancor is sentenced again in connection with the scandal-ridden waste company Think Pink, which dumped hundreds of thousands of tons of garbage around the country. At the same time, co-founder Thomas Nilsson and TV profile Leif-Ivan Karlsson are acquitted

Sweden's Largest Environmental Crime Trial Concludes with Acquittal Plea

Sweden's Largest Environmental Crime Trial Concludes with Acquittal Plea

Thu 8 May 2025 05:30 CEST

After 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

The Johnny Bode Prize to the "Queen of Trash"

The Johnny Bode Prize to the "Queen of Trash"

Thu 16 Jan 2025 22:01 CET

Bella 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.

"Queen of Trash" in Court: "Didn't Dare Talk"

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"Queen of Trash" in Court: "Didn't Dare Talk"

Wed 25 Sept 2024 09:53 CEST

Think Pink's CEO Bella Nilsson, also known as "Queen of trash", chooses to break the silence after four years. I dared not speak, she says when what has been called Sweden's largest environmental scandal continues in the district court

"The Waste Queen" in court for Think Pink scandal

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"The Waste Queen" in court for Think Pink scandal

Tue 3 Sept 2024 09:45 CEST

Think 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

The Think Pink Scandal in Five Points

The Think Pink Scandal in Five Points

Tue 3 Sept 2024 06:15 CEST

The trial in what is described as Sweden's largest environmental scandal has begun – and will continue until May next year. Here is the Think Pink scandal in five points

"Trash Queen" at the Center of Historic Environmental Scandal

"Trash Queen" at the Center of Historic Environmental Scandal

Mon 2 Sept 2024 18:18 CEST

"The Trash Queen" Bella Nilsson went from celebrated entrepreneur to main person in Sweden's largest environmental scandal. The CEO of the discredited waste company Think Pink is now looking forward to defending herself as the nearly 100-day-long trial begins