Ten face trial in France over illegal dumping of Belgian waste
The trial of 10 people suspected of operating a vast network trafficking industrial and household waste from Belgium to France began in Lille on Monday. Appearing before Interregional Specialised Court (JIRS), the defendants – including five members of the same family – face charges relating to the illegal collection, transport and dumping of waste between 2018 and 2020.The trial is the result of a civil lawsuit filed by 34 organisations.It comes after investigators found that some 10,000 tonnes