Global Witness accuses Veolia of dumping toxic waste in Colombian wetlands, with mercury levels 25 times above safe limits, causing health risks

​A Global Witness investigation revealed that French multinational Veolia has been discharging untreated leachate, liquid pollutants from landfills into Colombia’s protected San Silvestre wetlands. Secretly filmed footage shows Veolia employees using electric pumps to release these toxins directly into the environment, with the site’s treatment facility inactive during…