Gov't Holds Meeting on Mishandled Sewage Sludge in Beijing

(Beijing) – The Ministry of Environmental Protection has held an emergency meeting with executives from Beijing's only sewage treatment company over concerns it mishandles tons of sludge every day that could harm public health.

Officials from the ministry's Bureau of Environmental Supervision summoned executives from the Beijing Drainage Group for a meeting on August 17 after it learned that the company has left untreated tons of sludge left over from the sewage treatment process, the China Environment News reported.