Former Indonesian paradise is now clogged with household waste and toxic chemicals dumped by textile factories

Former Indonesian paradise is now clogged with household waste and toxic chemicals dumped by textile factories

2014 / non research / river

Former Indonesian paradise is now clogged with household waste and toxic chemicals dumped by textile factories

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2601944/Indonesian-river-clogged-toxic-chemicals-dumped-textile-factories.html

The river you can?t see for RUBBISH: Former Indonesian paradise is now
clogged with household waste and toxic chemicals dumped by textile factories

? The Citarum in Java is now said to be the dirtiest river in the world
? More than 35million people still rely on it for drinking and washing
? Greenpeace report last year claimed one of the largest textile
manufacturers on the Citarum ? PT Gistex Group ? has had a ?business
relationship? with Gap, H&M and Adidas
? One fisherman's experience on river is revealed on C4 documentary
Unreported World tonight

By ALASDAIR GLENNIE and LAURA COX
PUBLISHED: 22:11 GMT, 10 April 2014 | UPDATED: 14:13 GMT, 11 April 2014

The fisherman in the picture, called Herman, told Channel 4?s Unreported
World, which airs tonight: ?I don?t catch fish any more???they?re
floating on the surface???I?m sure everyone knows the result of dumping
rubbish like this. There are rules, but nobody is enforcing them.?

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