Poisoning the controversy how can that be and how those toxic substances end up in a food. Place. To cut. A new branch of clothing chain primal companies in the german city of bonn hunters out on some full scale. Im certain other climate protestors miss a better life without crime not the chant. Place but theres no scorning the Party Atmosphere and sart im chalking it has its advantages. Showing us what its unbeatable. In terms of value for money you get really nice things super cheap orchids to think can i got to become what the clear is a perfect lookin i got it doesnt matter if the children get into a mess. So lets take the time out principle to the extreme we offer these close to the public for free but there is a price which gets paid here and ill carry on which and i experiment stands for the rivers in asia and this bottle of liquid represents the dollars that run into the hoover on tracers. Thats cool so what do i have to do. Do you suppose those poison into the fish tank christian. Right and oh theyre living creatures i cant do that because i know the symbol suggested something poisonous i dont want to pour that in with the fish fish and more time and effort into going to take that for daddy lets find out what the catches its right here. Ok then ok maybe not. Just want to do it why not because theyre animals theyre living creatures seriously this is what ive been asked maybe the same thing happens when clothes are manufactured but you dont see it its not like youre doing it yourself. All just panic mongering. The high Street Stores would no doubt see it that way types of change they say the production of their clothing is not sustainable. Friendly. And saves water. We want to know the truth. We begin with theres either family in the town of met money in western germany that fairly typical shoppers bend in vincent or just most labels. Mom and dad just want to be well dressed for their daughters a fear fashion is very important. And. We want to look at the process. Di clouds. Did you know it takes an average of 6 liters of water and died to color just one long sleeve top die that was packed full of chemicals. So that thats a bad plants and animals could die and clancy dubos 50 feet off its really a lot when you think of the masses of clothes that are made and how much water that consumes and the waste water that results in it. But theres more waste water to come the tough still needs to be read and thats just one item what if they add up all their clothes. Each one weighs the contents of their closet because in practice the calculations are done in kilos every kilo requires 20 liters of water. Its a. Thought ive got 30 kilos of clothing. And that isnt that i dont wear many of these things are too small for me but i think one day maybe ill fit into them again. Because things add up over the years its mum who has the most clothes the family waterways and nearly 200 kilos we all rounded up and some clothes are in storage and others are in the wash severe calculates a total of 520. 00 tubs of water and die and thats just one family. What happens to that waste. We pay a visit to bangladesh the worlds 2nd biggest textile producer after china bank ash is said to have significantly modernized its production methods but only after disaster struck in april 2013 the mana plaza factory collapsed killing over 1100 people allegations surfaced that many factories cut corners on safety to satisfy international demands for cheap curbs western companies who have the goods made here felt compelled to take action if many join the act initiatives committing only to work with factories that meet standards on wages safety and the environment. The banjo desh Garment Association lists factories that meet the required standards. We visited one of them never capital dhaka. The mattel a factory produces closer brands such as c. N. A. H. And m. And zara all according to strict Environmental Standards the Company Tells us they made a major investment. From all side we need to. Give for. Next generation for the future. Ranjan comedy shows us his modern Water Purification system. Instead of pumping the waste water from the dying process into the river its 1st purified but has it paid off for the factory. This is very unfortunate yes we are not getting any single penny added this is this should be different from the buyers point of view. Because this is the green factory. We. Invested a lot of. What in the companys customers have to say about it see in a confirms what weve been told that material all investments must become laser by the factories and reflected in the prices charged for the products. H. And m. Refused to tell us what percentage of the cost it passed to ensure production standards here are environmentally friendly zark didnt apply at all. The western brands make demands but its the factories in bangladesh that bear the cost. And is the system even working we decided to take a closer look at the rivers in dhaka we. Buy the dallas worry river we need chum and to steam some of the lost fisherman here. They tell us that the fish have long since disappeared from other brothers and that even here theres very little left since the textile factories arrived they say more than 4000 fisherman have been put out of work. It turned out years ago the water was good for thousands of fish since the factories arrived its got bad. You know fish no money and not enough to eat. Many people here have factually nothing. And its not only the fishing industry thats taking a hit were on our way to see an environmental activist who explains moon. To mars and tells us that the repercussions of the pollution are huge our peoples lives depends on what the start were going to help with the how to best for the what google for the lens of the soil the overall picture to the whole country all the rebuts all the details out of having polluting materials there. And making a girl story help tell the arse to the people. The fishermen want to show us the cool. The problem waste water pipes from the textile factories we see them everywhere emptying straight into the river. The water looks dirty and gives off a strong chemical odor. We take samples at random locations both on the dallas wiring and another river we want to get the water tested for heavy metals and have the oxygen content checked. But were not optimistic these bubbles coming to the surface are found smelling gases. 2 weeks later back in germany we have an appointment with the World Wide Fund for nature the test results confirm my suspicions the textile industry in bangladesh is poisoning the rivers. Data flows this complex toward the one river is completely dead and the other almost dead in the case of the one some pull the values are 100. 00 times higher than what a river here in europe would have. Them be at your patient in you know that lasik you means that there is no oxygen left at it at all. So no question life can survive in the water and of course people shouldnt drink the water either and didnt think. Despite improvements in bangladesh the underlying problems have clearly not gone away in other parts of asia the textile industry also pumps as waste water into the rivers every day one day the rivers might be red another blue or purple. In many areas the ground water is not suitable for drinking purposes. And yet it gets his for cattle farming. And for growing fruit vegetables and other crops. Some of which can end up in europe in supermarkets. Inspectors from the european rapid let system for food and found produce from asia containing toxins. There are also found in the textile industry such as cadmium chromium and lead. It up and i didnt know that theres theres also terrible or just wrong terribly naive and i guess if were lucky we get produce grown in germany just like you not have heard about you its difficult with ginger but you get that when you are at many girls in asia but experts are warning of a bigger problem the lack of clean water could destroy entire societies and make pumps of the wild uninhabitable just look to go must be was full of the rose and mass migration with people fleeing Water Pollution and water shortages. This is many dont realize this is a major problem coming our way so why. The need a fabric start is an International Trade fair for the textile industry it attracts bias from all brands launching small much of what is on display here but you have to say what you have to make profits look all this is a no children for the next generation here are those to get to know what to do during. All this whole being. Tied to the boys and thats what we do. But just doesnt match reality. Says your controller he spent years working in fashion management now hes a University Professor he says its still money that drives the industry and now it has a green machine. Or the name how much common stuff companies have realized that this is a market with a future and their Green Products are ones that appear to be green can increase sales will go forward now how disgusting ability has become a Business Model and it has very little to do with the idea of consuming less and being more responsible with our resources. Have to be communicated to. An unsettling force because the use of dyes is key for the world of fashion the textile industry produces 20 percent of the worlds what is torture that makes it the 2nd biggest consumer and pollution of water. But why is so little changing and bangladesh for example after all numerous factories say they cleaned up their act we talked to one economist who studied the countrys textile industry. But. These types of factories are very limited in number at their sole fall and negativity of the factories still using Raw Materials from textiles which are of not comply with the Environmental Standards. Even companies that install Water Treatment systems dont always use them as their expense. If to run one of the fear of these factories is that if one factory follow and other fetid doesnt follow goals which doesnt follow will be profitable better profitable bury those which follow so that means the dilemma among the factories that the others would get benefit because of devins of the law. So when western clothing brands talk about Environmental Standards and Water Treatment that doesnt necessarily mean much working to visit a factory that isnt using a Water Treatment system but doesnt take long to track one down we book an appointment. To curious to know what clothing brands the factory works where if. This is the owner of the business we tell them where design is from germany he shows us his factory and his Water Treatment system which is switched off. And yet there are plenty of fabrics being died and rinsed the directive doesnt see it as a problem he wants to discuss details of a business deal a deal that isnt actually allowed. Manufacturers that want to export to the west are supposed to be listed with the Bangladesh Exporters Association which in turn ensures labor and Environmental Standards are upheld. But the factory owner knows a workaround we simply have to sign a contract with a Different Company which unlike his is a member of the association it will then pass the order on to him we do that all the time he says. Later we learned that the authorities have officially shut down the style house for violating Environmental Standards clearly to no effect since the factory continues to pollute. That internally we still have no proof that the officially shuttered factory could actually pull off that apply. Workaround. But then we get a message from the di house it looks like burma business it includes the name of the other factory that were to sign a contract with. Them that was called sham october garments limiters. Thats the good company the one that allegedly has a certificate in europe. And sure enough the company is listed with a textile association and fulfills all the requirements for labor standards and environmental regulations on its web site we find a list of the International Customers that it works with. These include taco and and things family. The factory looks exemplary so well go for a dirty deal we ask for a quotation of 5000 pairs of pants and mention the dye as we visited in bangladesh. Shop mock to reply saying they worked with all the any little tin and yes the dealers no problem shaktar moved so the pants but the factory me visited will die the fabric without a functioning Water Treatment system and officially shut down by the authorities. At this point we break of the deal the problem has become clear. Western clothing brands many say that they only work with Certified Companies but those Companies May in turn pass on some of the work to other firms that do not observe Environmental Standards we can from the brands that work was shocked of. All the illegal tell us theyre not currently working with the company. And stings family rights we have a sworn statement both from an importer and from a supplier that an stings family garments are only died and processed in certified dye houses. Tucker confirms that supplier does indeed cooperate with illegal di houses but allegedly not when it comes to garments for tucker our supplies are checked every 3 months and their suppliers at least once a year. The Companies Deny all involvement in unsound Business Practices but as out sperm it showed the system can easily be exploiters and a lot of struggling fishermen the pollution litters any assessment we received from experts its clear that happens a lot. It doesnt help that the big western brands pressure the factories to keep their prices low. And headed on to name countries not every company can resist the pressure observer shadow your Accounting Practices lying and deceit become widespread. Just as the producers can keep going and still retain their certification. For the tent by the english that is on. Back to the cedar family. So they know now that dying clothes involves toxic chemicals but is it really necessary to die so much stuff it depends on how much clothing you need we set up a symbolic closet made up of 10 boxes each bounce represents 10 percent of the wardrobe so what percentage of they would do most germans where i regularly. What are the c. D. s think. The family soon comes to a decision people dont actually need that much they reckon 3 boxes thats about 30 percent in reality its just 20 percent that means that 80 percent of clothes in the closet and not worn there must be if we all tend to wear things we like if i buy something what are the chances all wear it given how much i already have looked at what them for. Now i ask the zetas to clear out their closets with again and sophias room. Where the kids. Wow so if you have a lot of. Oh i thought a lot of it i dont wear anymore i think you know i think you need to wear out a few things 1st youre constantly buying new clothes you can possibly wear all the things you have here. Thats why ive sorted them out. We tell each one to checks with their closet do i wear that piece of clothing often not so much. That only one. Of them not all but its what i wear off and. Im not about these things. Knowing that but this is what i wear most priced and so on. The few things that he wears all the time after 3 or 4 days i said ok that pillow his dirty and needs washing he doesnt vary his clothes much so he doesnt need much. So we ask everyone to pick up the things that they dont really need. And we take sophia spots with us for our fashion professor to have a look at. What does he think. Of the good going to clearly like shopping. These are meant to be read to. You. But then youre not in these are the young people of course tend to go for extremely cheap clothes. German market is very much divided on cost but we mustnt forget that on average every german spends 900. 00 euros a year on clothes that spread of course across the different regions and levels of income that we. Have not true in europe through much of the british consume more than we do. So were not exactly role models when you look at the global comparison or even when you compare us to other Big Industrial nations. Were actually the victims of our own prosperity. That we have Nothing Better to do than go shopping. So if were the victims who were the perpetrators could they be here in the shocking moments the clothing chains with that constant cycle of new styles and cut price bargains. Clothing Industry Sales have doubled since the year 2000 and. One of the reasons. The entire process from initial design to sewing dying and rinsing in asia to a sale here in germany can now take as little as 12. 00 to 14. 00 days that allows fashion giants like zara to bring out a whopping 24. 00 new collections a year the latest trends every 2 weeks. This also increases the pressure on manufacturers an asia were on the way to another factory in bangladesh with a long standing tradition and it has been in the textile business for 30 years leaving dyeing selling and mixing monitors him says there are now knots of regulations and he fulfills them all but he also says its getting increasingly difficult because his western buyers drive a hard bargain. Who many believe is all of safety we need extra money everybody every day but from the battle site everybody sees all the big news there. Price and lust 5. 00 to 6. 00 yes the big raise their price list. He shows us orders from one customer at a Major Company that operates in germany too but to avoid repercussions weve agreed not to share the name. He gets 27 percent less money now than he did 3 years ago for the same order they were in the interval they give you one. Should meet their target price others will not get the order so sometimes well we. Will definitely weaken the met their target price but some sometimes we are given lost we take theirs the target price or. In those cases he makes a loss but can at least pay his workers the workers for the western companies are allegedly so concerned about. So we ask the companies what they pay and wonder dash. H. An abscess the h. And m. Group pays no less than it did in previous years. Right we cannot affirm that our purchasing prices have gone down generally. C. N. A. Says the prices paid for sina garments produced in bangladesh have dropped slightly. But the company argues that it now does more than previously and has invested in training in bangladesh we got no reply to it from all the little primer sarra ok. Perhaps for good reason we consult european statistics and figures put out by the bandra desh text an association both confirm a clear downward trend in wholesale prices for every 100. 00 kilos of Clothing Companies now pay 57 dollars less than 2014 thats according to your a stat prices are being pushed down in bangladesh and as a result closed now cost less here in germany than they did 10 years ago. So how much can we buy for 50 euros well take the things back afterwards we go shopping at 4 big clothing chains each time out 50 euros takes us on the long way. Primal comes in top. 3 square says 1. 00 and 3. 00 pairs of pants. The others also bring in between 4 and 7 garments for 15 euros. No wonder our closets full. Final question to visitors. Are what percentage of new clothes do they think ends up in the garbage within one year. Many events and think its about 4 or 5 boxes worth 40 or 50 percent. The parents guess that in germany about 30 percent of new clothing is discarded within a year. In reality its actually 60 percent. It would have i still call it what is when you look at asian emily elsewhere and see how many clothes they have you want it whos going to wear last month if you have to ask why the textile industry doesnt just produce less. And why they cant estimate more accurately how much will actually be sold them up. The 60 percent includes overproduction and faulty goods that never go on sale. Textile recycling firms are drowning in cards this one alone receives 70 tons of stuff every day from across germany much of it is any suitable for cleaning ranks or ends up in the incinerator as the quality is too poor to the opposition to the 1000000000 im but its obvious that people just arent thinking anymore about where their clothes come from how is it being produced are the working conditions fair and sustainable us. Experts say that even if new production ceased in tiny we would still have enough to clothe the entire global population from 10. 00 to 15. 00 and. Tossed in secure has worked here for nearly 20 years and knows with a glance whats what resign playing. Golf more than if you know you have highly fashionable items this jacket is new. Times childrens clothes a cheapo brit brand new designer clothes like these hugo boss parents against her support legend us from another well known brand. Of fun you find yourself thinking. Well just great that we benefit from the stuff like that but if people are buying things and then throwing them away without ever having worn out you know they were there just to well off its. Almost. It doesnt mean we have to stop loving fashion or nice clothes it just means that when we treat ourselves to something mean we need to appreciate that this illusion is to value what we have to buy less and as a result to waste less. To safeguard the future of our planet. And the People Living in countries like bangladesh. Sucker the worlds favorite sport. Its no wonder spectacular going to. Plenty of emotion. The best game day. To. Be 90 minutes on t. W. Their run a mission. To save the play. Comics started in 1939 since then theyve created a vast empire of superheroes who also have human weaknesses. The creators have had their share of clashes the moving story of a comic giant Marvel Stores march 10th. 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