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More challenges in the Greenpeace detox campaign

Post author:Christian Schumacher
Post published:23/11/2012
Post category:Ecology Textile

The Greenpeace detox campaign gets to a higher gear. In this article we outline some technical challenges of particular concern related to possibly critical contaminants in reactive dyes, disperse dyes and in indigo.

Slow progress in the Greenpeace detox campaign

Post author:Christian Schumacher
Post published:06/11/2012
Post category:Ecology Textile

Meanwhile a series of famous big brands have joined the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC) programme, a response to the detox campaign initiated by Greenpeace in 2011. However, the speed of progress has been criticised by Greenpeace. We put some lights on the reasons why.