CX Daily: Shanghai Fines Nine Firms $7M for Mazhou Island Construction Waste Dumping

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In Depth: Shanghai Slaps $7 Million Record Fines on Nine Firms for Mazhou Island Construction Waste Dumping

By the time the cargo ships reached the shores of Mazhou Island in the Yangtze River, their holds were brimming with the byproducts of Shanghai’s relentless growth — millions of tons of construction waste, or “zha tu,” hauled illegally across provincial lines under the cover of routine logistics. From afar, it looked like development. Up close, it was environmental damage unfolding in slow motion.