Asian countries like China and Vietnam as well as African countries like Ghana and Nigeria receive the bulk of the waste, according to research by the TakeBack Coalition.

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Rail freight currently accounts for only 6% of all freight, mainly bulk coal, aggregates, waste and steel.

ECONOMIST: Transport

Instead of draining away waste water, the workers on duty somehow flushed out thousands of litres of bulk whisky.

BBC: Chivas Brothers aged Scotch whisky range

Irish Customs officers also recovered 40, 000 litres of fuel, along with 16 Intermediate bulk containers, which are used to transport and store liquids, and each containing 1, 000 litres of toxic waste, from the site at Dromore, Castleblayney.

BBC: Major cross-border operation against illegal fuel trade