Michael Billig is a freelance journalist from Leipzig (Germany).

He is Germany's leading journalist in covering illegal waste management practises. Michael's investigations have been published on different channels. He writes for print and online media, for example "Berliner Zeitung", "Business Insider" and "Greenpeace Magazin". Michael also works as Co-Author for private and public broadcasting stations such as "RTL Television" and "Norddeutscher Rundfunk" (NDR).

His book about the German waste mafia (Schwarz.Rot.Müll. Die schmutzigen Deals der deutschen Müllmafia) was released in 2019 by the famous publisher Verlag Herder. He furthermore runs the special interest blog muellrausch.de.

Michael Billig

Basic information

Name
Michael Billig
Expertise
Illegal waste, environment
Country
Germany
City
Leipzig
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Supported projects

Dirty Deals: Illegal waste trade

  • Environment
  • Organised crime

PRAGUE - Waste is illegally imported to the Czech Republic. Both the competent state authorities and representatives of NGOs agree that this is a serious and not well studied problem.

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The Waste Mafia. Tracing Illegal Waste Exports from Germany to Poland

  • Environment

LUBLIN, POLAND - The export of waste to Poland is booming. Among these exports, illegal shipments frequently occur. Companies from Germany, the UK, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden have illegally exported waste to Poland in recent years.

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