Turkiye's first and only ZDHC Gateway approved laboratory. Services dedicated to the textile sector.
The textile industry is regarded as one of the sectors that uses the most water and chemicals in the world.
Around 9.3 million tonnes of chemicals are used globally each year in the production of textile products. However, when these chemicals are used improperly or incorrectly, they end up in factory wastewater and are discharged, causing global environmental problems.
The root causes of this problem are the improper use of chemicals, insufficient knowledge about input chemicals, the lack of an appropriate chemical inventory and ineffective risk identification.
Brand owners and the institutions that shape the world market recognised that reaching the goal of zero discharge of hazardous chemicals requires collaborative effort in capacity building, time, technology and innovation, and they worked to support the founding of ZDHC and to increase its effectiveness.
The textile and consumer products industry is under growing pressure to minimise the environmental impact of wastewater and sludge pollution and to improve the sustainability of the supply chain. The ZDHC Programme supports the application of sustainable chemistry and best production techniques in the textile, leather and footwear industries in order to protect consumers, workers and the environment.
Alka Laboratories carries out wastewater and sewage sludge testing for all restricted chemicals under ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines Version 2.1, supporting manufacturers and companies in the supply chain.
Alka Laboratories provides sampling and testing services for all parameters listed in the ZDHC MRSL, serving all textile, apparel, leather and footwear retailers and suppliers.
Businesses aim to meet growing market demand, to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals across all production processes and replace them with more suitable ones, and to fulfil their ethical and social responsibility towards future generations.
The ZDHC Gateway covers a range of conventional tests and Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) tests for the discharge water and sewage sludge produced after the treatment of industrial wastewater.
As an official participant of the ZDHC Programme, ALKA Laboratories provides testing and reporting services to verify compliance with the Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) and to help reduce the discharge of hazardous chemicals into wastewater.
Alka Laboratories is the first and only national laboratory registered and approved in the ZDHC Gateway System.