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Italy’s Waste Crisis: How the Mafia Turned Trash into Tragedy

  • Research
  • Sustainable Development and CSR
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For over 40 years, poor waste management in Italy allowed the Mafia to illegally dispose of toxic waste, causing a major health crisis and soaring cancer rates. Despite late government intervention, economic interests consistently outweighed environmental and public protection. This crisis shows that waste management is fundamentally about power and social justice, with certain communities unfairly bearing the burden.

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  • Environmental justice, Health crisis, Mafia, power, Waste

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LOBBEDEZ Elise
Assistant Professor
NEOMA Business School

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