Decades ago, it was the most fertile area in Campania, Europe's vegetable garden. The Romans called it “Campania Felix”. For many years it was highly popular as a recreational area.

But now, the area north of Naples and south of Caserta is called “Fireland” or the “Death Triangle”. Since the late 80s, toxic waste has been transported there from all over Europe, and either hastily buried or left to lie under the open sky. Police investigations have found that in the region around Naples, at least an estimated 28 million tons of toxic waste have simply been buried or burned, beneath vegetable fields, in quarries or on open land. The toxic waste was also systematically mixed with cement or concrete and used for buildings, motorways, highways and even railway lines.