Milk must be disposed of 'properly'

GUANGZHOU: Firms here have been told to dispose of recalled milk contaminated with melamine in an appropriate manner or face severe punishment, a senior environment official said yesterday.

Zheng Zhewen, director of the Guangzhou environmental protection bureau, said: "We will heavily punish people and organizations that dump or dispose of milk without due care."

On Sunday, a waste disposal company in the Baiyun district of Guangzhou used a compactor to dispose of 18 tons of milk, 6 tons of which spilled into the local river, he said.