Nordic Waste owner speaks on unfairness to Randers

Nina Østergaard Borris, director of USTC and one of the owners of Nordic Waste, has spoken out about the landslide that threatens costly repercussions for Randers Municipality. Nordic Waste filed for bankruptcy on January 22nd after a landslide in Randers jeopardized the village of Ølst and the wildlife in Alling Å. Randers Municipality expects to spend between 468.2 and 663.4 million Danish kroner on the incident, with part covered by the state, which allocated 205 million kroner. Denmark’s Environment Minister has denied any additional state funding. Østergaard Borris declined political debate on wealthy individuals’ societal responsibilities but acknowledged it. The USTC group, which has stakes in Nordic Waste, donated 50 million kroner to Ølst residents. USTC is owned by Torben Østergaard Nielsen and his daughters Nina Østergaard Borris and Mia Østergaard Rechnitzer; Nielsen is among Denmark’s wealthiest.