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pirate hating is starting to make sense:
For about 15 years, the coast of Somalia has been used as an illegal dumping ground for several European companies. And these companies have dumped their most toxic substances, including nuclear and chemical waste, into Somalia's waters. Crew members from the offending ships would simply push the hazardous waste containers into the water along Somalia's coast.
"There's uranium radioactive waste, there's leads, there's heavy metals like cadmium and mercury, there's industrial wastes, and there's hospital wastes, chemical wastes, you name it,” said Nick Nuttall, a spokesman for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). “It's not rocket science to know why they're doing it because of the instability there."
The reason for dumping the waste in Somalia is quite simple: cost.
“On average, it costs European companies $2.50 per ton to dump the wastes on Somalia's beaches rather than $250 a ton to dispose of the wastes in Europe,” said Nuttall."