Swedish Water Association urges phasing out sportswear treated with silver | Water News Europe
Published on by Esther Rasenberg, Water News Europe in Business
Sportswear is treated with antibacterial silver in order to reduce odours . Because wastewater treatment plants are not able to treat this biocide, after washing the toxic silver ends up polluting lakes and seas.
The Swedish Water and Wastewater Association Svenskt Vatten asked sportswear chains in a letter to phase out sales of all clothing treated with silver by 2021. Only Adidas refuses to stop using toxic silver.
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