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The waste was then craned into skips and taken to landfill, the utility firm added.

That complaint alleged that UPS sent improperly labeled hazardous waste to area landfills.

Bioprospecting in landfills, for example, might turn up microbes that have started eating not only plastic but all sorts of other waste, he says.

They waded through a field of charred debris, gathering up fire-gnarled steel rods, metal door frames and structural beams into piles, which were later loaded onto dump trucks and hauled away to landfills.

Wildlife, water and toxic waste worries have been raised by people living near one of Europe's largest illegal landfill sites as officials look at clean-up options.