Apple Supplier Fined for Intentionally Polluting Shanghai River

China?s official state wire service Xinhua reported late last night that RiTeng Computer Accessory Company, a supplier to Apple, HP, Dell, and Asus, has been fined for ?intentionally discharging pollutants and damaging a river in Shanghai.? Environmental authorities say that the company intentionally dumped waste into a drainage system that feeds into a Shanghai river.

RiTeng was also found to be responsible for noise pollution and other environmental infractions, and as a result environmental authorities have shut down some aspects of its production in addition to fining the company.

Readers with a sharp memory may recall the name RiTeng from back in 2011, when an explosion at the company injured 57 workers during a trial production run of Apple?s iPad 2. It?s clear that a few years later, RiTeng hasn?t quite worked out the kinks, and the promise on its website to provide ?world-class green [environmentally friendly] products? hasn?t exactly been fulfilled yet.

It?s not clear whether the partial shutdown will affect production of any of the devices RiTeng provides supplies for, but the spill comes at a particularly bad time for the company in terms of PR, as Sina Weibo is currently in the midst of a high-profile clean rivers campaign.

(via Xinhua, image via Engadget)

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