Swedish power plant is burning unsold H&M clothes
28/11/2017
The plant, which is located in Vasteras, northwest of Stockholm, is owned by electric power supplier Malarenergi. It has a deal with the neighbouring city of Eskilstuna to burn some of its rubbish, which includes some clothing from H&M’s central warehouse in the same city.
A Swedish national television programme recently revealed that the rubbish coming from H&M’s facility was clothing. This hadn’t previously been specified.
Jens Neren, head of fuel suppliers at Malarenergi, has said the plant has burned around 15 tonnes of discarded clothes from H&M so far in 2017.
In response to the report, Johanna Dahl, H&M’s head of communications in Sweden, has explained: “H&M does not burn any clothes that are safe to use. However, it is our legal obligation to make sure that clothes that contain mould or do not comply with our strict restriction on chemicals are destroyed.”
In October, sportstextiles reported that H&M had issued a statement denying allegations by a Danish television programme that it has burned significant quantities of unsold garment in the past few years.
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