南京破獲醫療垃圾大案 廢棄物被製成餐具玩具

Police in Nanjing, Jiangsu, arrested three suspects who allegedly traded thousands of tons of medical waste that was later processed into disposable tableware and fake brand-name toys.

江蘇省南京市警方近日逮捕了3名涉嫌倒賣數千噸醫療廢物的嫌疑人。這些醫療廢物經轉賣後被加工成一次性餐具和仿冒知名品牌的玩具。

Nanjing police in August received reports from residents that piles of medical waste were stored at a dump site near Gujia village, including used needles, glass bottles and infusion tubes.

南京警方在今年八月接到當地居民舉報，他們在顧家村附近的垃圾場發現了醫療廢物堆，其中包括了用過的針頭、玻璃瓶和輸液管。

Police found that the 3 suspects had sold more than 3,000 metric tons of medical waste, which they had collected from several hospitals in Nanjing since 2012. They earned more than 40 million yuan from selling the waste.

警方發現，自2012年以來這3名嫌疑人從南京市多家醫院收購醫療廢棄物3000餘公噸，並通過倒賣獲利超過4000萬元。

The suspects paid each hospital 800 yuan to 1,000 yuan per month to collect their waste. Then they hired workers to classify the waste, compressed the disposable plastic infusion bags and bottles, and finally smashed them into plastic particles.

他們以每月800-1000元的價格回收醫院的廢棄物，之後僱傭工人對廢棄物進行分類，把一次性塑料輸液袋和瓶子進行壓縮，最終將其粉碎成塑料顆粒。

The suspects confessed that the plastic particles were sold to plastic product factories across the country for RMB2,200 to RMB2,800 per metric ton, the police said.

警方表示，嫌疑人供認，以每公噸2200-2800元的價格將這些塑料顆粒賣給全國各地的塑料製品廠。

"China only allows authorized companies specializing in medical waste to engage in such business," said a policeman surnamed Qi. "Trained workers, specialized containers and transportation vehicles are required before medical waste is burned and buried in certain sites."

一名姓齊的警察表示：“我國只允許授權的、專門從事醫療廢物的公司從事此類業務。在醫療廢物被焚燒和掩埋在某些地點之前，需要訓練有素的工人、專門的集裝箱和運輸車輛。”

The 3 suspects have been prosecuted for crimes of environmental pollution.

這3名嫌疑人被以環境污染罪提起公訴。