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The UK’s million pound illegal waste problem

Season 1, Ep. 1297

Last week an illegal waste dump was found on the outskirts of Liverpool. It’s believed to be one of the biggest of its kind ever found in the UK. But who is behind it?


Writer: Jonathan Lewis

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Ada Barumé

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton 

Executive Producer: Matt Russell

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