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Gildan has taken a leadership role in adopting sustainable environmental practices in the textile and apparel manufacturing industry. Among its environmentally friendly initiatives, the company has created a highly efficient, biological wastewater treatment system (biotop).
This biotop is currently in use at textile facilities in Honduras and in the Dominican Republic.
The wastewater flows from the plant through a series of lagoons where pH is naturally stabilized, using bacteria to ensure chemical degradation and the removal of particles. The treated water is then released into a drainage channel that flows into the nearest river.
This environmentally friendly process has the following advantages:
- No chemicals are used to reduce the chemical oxygen demand levels and the colour.
- The water treated by this natural system, and available for surrounding communities is suitable for agriculture.
- No harm is done to the aquatic life in the receiving river and its ecosystem.
- Several species of birds and fish have been spotted in these lagoons of fresh water.
- Our water treatment system helps farming communities that use the water to irrigate crops.
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