Circular economy must not turn public funds into profit for cheats
AN INDUSTRIAL PARK SPECIALIZING in processing renewable resources in Yulin, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, reportedly uses untreated slag to make bricks. Beijing News comments:
The residues of nickel, sulfur, heavy metal and other noxious components in the slag must be removed before it is reused according to the relevant regulations. But the industrial park, which enjoys large government subsidies as a model of the circular economy, omits this compulsory procedure aimed at ensuring such bricks are not hazardous in order to save money.
No wonder many local residents, who complain about the water, air and earth pollution caused by the industrial park, claim that the project is a sham whose purpose is to swindle money from the public purse.
