How textile manufacturers are hiding their toxic trail. This investigation by Greenpeace International has found a wide range of hazardous substances in the effluent of communal wastewater treatment plants from two industrial zones in China, as well as in a nearby river after a pollution accident.
This new research focused on the discharge of hazardous chemicals from two industrial zones in Zhejiang Province, where a high proportion of textile manufacturers are located. The facilities in these industrial zones generally send their effluent to centralised wastewater treatment plants. This practice, implemented by the Chinese authorities in an attempt to make the pollution from industrial discharges more manageable, is commonly used by textile manufacturers and other industries in China.
Many international brands source their products from facilities within such industrial zones. However, identifying whether individual suppliers are releasing hazardous substances in their effluent is almost impossible. This provides a perfect smokescreen for unacceptable environmental practices at individual facilities, including the use and discharge of hazardous chemicals.
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