Company caught releasing acidic solution into river in Beijing  

北京一垃圾处理公司私修管道 排酸液污染永定河

位于北京门头沟区的一家企业涉嫌违规使用浓硫酸分解餐厨垃圾，并私自修建了一条管道，将强酸直接排入永定河上游。目前，该企业已经停止生产，对强酸和酸液进行无害化处理，警方介入调查。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A Beijing-based kitchen garbage processing company was caught decomposing of waste illegally with sulfuric acid and discharging the strong acidic solution into the city's Yongding River, Legal Evening News said on Monday.

Located in Yongding county of the city's Mentougou district, Beijing Aoliyi Economy & Trade Co., Ltd. is a legitimate enterprise with a majority of its business in kitchen garbage processing.

Instead of applying a regulated and clean manner to process waste with an oil-water separation machine, the company has been exposed of processing kitchen waste with heated sulfuric acid.

Legal Evening News launched a secret investigation after a resident surnamed Hong, who lives in a community near the company, contacted the newspaper.