Technology could help find illegal waste sites faster and increase the chances of tracking down criminals.
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It’s cheaper and quicker to dump waste illegally. At one location, it’s used to support collapsing land – a practice called ‘literal landfilling’.
Nigeria is one of the top three plastic pollution hotspots globally.
Cheap and easy waste disposal is a highly lucrative business. The lack of regulation in how companies advertise is driving up illegal dumping.
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Law, University College Dublin
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