'You should gaze at your bins in horror': the massive crime scandal behind the UK's rubbish

The mafia is infiltrating our waste, and millions of tonnes of it is being illegally dumped. A shocking podcast uncovers the horrific environmental scandal - and its links to gun and drug traffickingA trucker is on his deathbed. He wheezes. He coughs. Then he tape-records the tale of one of the worst environmental crimes in UK history: the illegal dumping of a million tonnes of waste near Derry, in Northern Ireland.This is the starting point for Buried, a new BBC podcast that looks at how the UK's waste disposal industry is increasingly falling victim to a far-spreading criminal enterprise. Continue reading...