Bad People

8. The Land of Fires: What are green crimes?

Some 10 million tonnes of industrial waste has reportedly been dumped in a small Italian town over the past 30 years.The local mafia is suspected of securing lucrative contracts to dispose of waste and then dumping it illegally.Three decades ago doctors noticed that incidences of cancer in towns around the dumping site were on the rise.But the dumping is still happening.How can large scale crime like this take place right underneath our noses? What is it about green crime that makes us “ethically blind”? Warning: This episode contains strong language.Presenters: Dr. Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen 
Producers: Louisa Field and Caroline Steel
Assistant Producer: Simona Rata
Music: Matt Chandler
Series Editor: Rami TzabarCommissioning Producer: Hannah Rose
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Editor: Jason PhippsBad People is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds #BadPeople_BBC

Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw makes a return to the series with a new co-host: journalist Amber Haque. Each episode tells the story of a true crime and explains why people do bad things. Murder, blackmail, fraud and much more. Listen every Thursday. Bad People is a BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Sounds.