The Zhongguancun subdistrict office in Haidian district of Beijing issued a statement on Wednesday in response to a video showing an employee from a company mashing up cabbage to be put into the kitchen garbage. The subdistrict office has required the company to rectify the situation and take strict action against the individuals responsible for the incident.
The video, which went viral online on Tuesday, showed a sanitation worker mashing up fresh cabbage for kitchen garbage, at a garbage sorting station in Haidian district. Based on the footage, there were residents questioning why the fresh cabbage was being used as kitchen garbage.
The subdistrict office immediately talked to the company and required it to carry out self-inspection and rectification. The office said that it will deeply reflect on the mistakes and carry out inspection in all communities in the subdistrict. It will also strengthen guidance on garbage classification, aiming to prevent such incidents from happening again.