湖南衡阳衡东县吴集镇，约200村民周四（7月31日）在位于吴集镇五里坪村的一处大型垃圾站项目工地集会，抗议当地政府不顾村民反对，强行推进垃圾站项目。村民表示，五里坪村拥有一处大型蔬菜基地，供应全县约80%的蔬菜，且项目选址距离洣水水源保护地仅数百米。一旦垃圾站建成，将对全县水源和食品安全造成严重污染。
On Thursday, July 31, around 200 villagers in Wujizhen, Hengdong County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, gathered at the construction site of a large waste treatment facility in Wuliping Village to protest against the local government’s decision to push forward with the project despite public opposition. According to the villagers, Wuliping Village hosts a major vegetable base that supplies about 80% of the county’s vegetables. The proposed site is located just a few hundred meters upstream from the Mishui River, a designated water source protection area. They warn that if the waste facility is built, it could cause severe contamination to the county’s water supply and food safety.