2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste dump waste, and was aided by Ivorians. A government committee concluded that Trafigura knew that the nation had no facilities to store such waste and knowingly transported the waste from Europe to Abidjan. The report further claimed that the "Compagnie Tommy" which actually dumped the substance "shows all the signs of being front company set up specifically to handle the Trafigura waste", and was "established in a period between Trafigura's decision not to pay for expensive waste disposal in Amsterdam and its ship's arrival in Abidjan." The government fact-finding committee had no prosecutorial powers, and its findings were rejected by the
Garden waste dumping quality of water, affecting fish and aquatic wildlife. This dumping of green waste can also lead to the blocking of drainage systems; directly through the build-up of plant debris, and indirectly through the spread of invasive plant species that colonise wet areas, reducing and or changing the flow of waterways. This change in flow, including path and velocity, can alter hydrological cycles, affecting frequency and intensity of floods. Green and garden waste has a direct impact to the visual aesthetics of land and can often attract further illegal dumping. Dumping garden waste in nature reserves and parks surrounding and near