Oil company tried to hide hazardous waste, trial hears

Oil trader Trafigura put profits ahead of safety to hide hazardous waste in a ship that docked in Amsterdam in 2006 and then exported it illegally, a court heard today.

Oil company tried to hide hazardous waste, trial hears
Tue, 01 Jun, 2010 - 17:20

Oil trader Trafigura put profits ahead of safety to hide hazardous waste in a ship that docked in Amsterdam in 2006 and then exported it illegally, a court heard today.

The waste was later dumped in Ivory Coast in what became a major environmental scandal.

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