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A Finnish company has illegally exported toxic battery waste from Sweden to Poland and Bulgaria for several years, reports Swedish radio. It is the “black mass” that is in the batteries and that must be recycled. The mass is dangerous for humans and animals as it is made up of heavy metals such as zinc and manganese.
The company is allowed to ship “black pulp” to Finland and Norway, but not to Poland and Bulgaria, according to Caliber from SR and P4 Örebro.
– It’s about illegal transportation of waste, says Ulrika Hagelin, administrator of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, on the radio.
In Poland, 30 percent of the “black mass” has been recycled. The rest has been used, among other things, to build roads in the country.
Previously, the company had had a bad time in connection with the revelation that almost 2,000 tonnes of “black pulp” were buried in central Sweden. Four people responsible were sentenced to prison for a serious environmental crime, including a manager of the company in question.
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