Water Pollution

Warning that pollution and careless waste disposal severely damage rivers, aquatic life, public health, and local communities, while clean and properly managed waterways support collective wellbeing. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory in Czechoslovakia, c. 1963.

Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label featuring a factory pipe releasing green sludge into a river with green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning that industrial sludge ruins waterways.
"Industrial Sludge is the Bane of Our Streams"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing liquid manure being dumped into water with warning icons, with green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory stating that manure belongs on fields and not in water.
"Manure on Fields, Never Into Water!"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a river running through industrial sites with hazard icons, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning of toxic water pollution.
"The Balance of Water Pollution"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a factory releasing industrial wastewater into a river, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning that such waste threatens human health.
"Industrial Waste Waters Endanger Health"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a water treatment plant cleaning wastewater, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory advising that proper plant operation benefits everyone.
"Proper Operation of a Treatment Plant Brings Shared Benefit"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a river carrying dead animals and contamination symbols, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning against throwing animal carcasses into water.
"Do Not Throw Dead Animals Into the Water"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a factory pipe releasing toxic waste marked with a skull into a river, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning industry not to destroy life in local rivers.
"Do Not Destroy Life in Our Rivers"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a factory draining green industrial sludge into water, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory emphasising the billion-koruna economic damage pollution causes.
"A Billion Kčs of Damage to Water Management and Raw Materials From Industrial Sludge"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a fish skeleton in a polluted river next to factories, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning that industrial wastewater destroys rivers.
"Industrial Waste Waters Destroy Our Rivers"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a house by the water with swimmers nearby, alongside icons of pollution, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning that wastewater makes recreation impossible.
"Waste Waters Make Recreation Impossible"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing rubbish floating in water as a foot steps in, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory warning that water is not a dumping site.
"Water is Not a Dump"
Vintage c. 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a clean lake with trees and a small house, in green, red and black colours. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory promoting the health benefits of clean water.
"Clean Waters Return Health"
Translations are approximate and may reflect interpretive nuance where the original Czech wording does not map directly to English.

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