UBC Coffee taken to task for waste mismanagement
An employee of UBC Coffee signs on a notice of rectification after garbage-sorting irregularities were uncovered at an outlet of the cafe chain in Minhang District.
A UBC Coffee outlet in Minhang District was ordered on Wednesday to rectify waste-sorting irregularities by authorities.
The outlet of the cafe chain on Hongmei Road S. failed to install different garbage bins, and vegetables, fruit peels and napkins were dumped into the same waste containers, which is against regulations, officials with the Meilong Town urban management and law enforcement team discovered.
Officials gave the cafe two days to fix its infractions or face a fine. The chain should install four bins for different types of waste and sort its garbage accordingly, officials said.
Officials with the Meilong Town urban management and law enforcement team inspect a garbage bin at a UBC Coffee outlet.
Wednesday also marked the establishment of the city's first comprehensive urban management and law enforcement working station, which is located in Meilong area. The station is meant to enhance community management and raise enforcement efficiency.
The station covers 10 villages, 20 residential complexes and several business areas.
"Meilong Town is big, covering 28 square kilometers, and such stations significantly cut the distance for inspections, allowing officials to arrive at the scene as quickly as possible after receiving complaints and tips-off," said Yang Yifan, a member of the Meilong Town urban management and law enforcement team.
Meilong Town produces about 350 tons of garbage daily.
An official with the Meilong Town urban management and law enforcement team inspects garbage sorting at a residential complex in Minhang.
The station will collect public opinions, solve complaints and promote garbage sorting.
Such stations will be established at more residential communities citywide, said Yan Yongkang, deputy director of the Shanghai Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau.
The stations will also tackle irregularities related to unauthorized structures in apartment blocks and damage to load-bearing walls.
Station officials will serve as volunteers for community garbage sorting as well.
