Factories are still poisoning the planets rivers how can that leak and how those toxic substances end up in our food. A new branch of clothing chain prime arc opens in the german city of bonn hunters are some folks. Im certain other climate protesters live a better life without prime out they chant. But theres no spoiling the Party Atmosphere inside and shopping at prime arc has its advantages. Shouts its unbeatable in terms of value for money you get really nice things super cheap markets to continue going to become what the declares a perfect lookin ive gotten 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 in our clarion which and our experiment stands for the rivers in asia and this bottle of liquid represents the dollars that run into the water on. Thats cool so what i have to do. These are part of this poison into the fish tank christian. Right in. Their living creatures i cant do that because i know the symbol suggested something poisonous i dont want to pour that in with the fish. So im definitely going to take that for daddy and lets find out what the catch is its right here. Ok then ok maybe not. Why not because theyre animals theyre living creatures seriously never thought i was but they are 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 times have changed they say the production of their clothing is now sustainable. Friendly. And saves water. We want to know the truth. We begin with dizzied a family in the town of met man in western germany the fairly typical shoppers benny invents interests most labels. Mom and dad just want to be well dressed for their daughters a fear fashion is very important. We want to look at the process used to die clothes. Did you know it takes an average of 6 liters of water and dying to color just one long sleeve top diet that was packed full of chemicals. So that thats all that plants and animals could die and plenty of 50 feet off its really a lot when you think of the masses of clothes that are made and how much water that consumes on the waste water that results in it. But theres more waste water to come the tough still needs to be rented and thats just one item what if they add up all their clothes. Each one weighs the contents of the closet because in practice the calculations are done in kilos every kilo requires 20 liters of water because its unlimited so far ive got 30 kilos of clothing. That is not i dont wear many of these things 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 wardrobe ways and that nearly 200 kilos well rounded up or 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. We pay a visit to bangladesh the worlds 2nd biggest textile producer after china and the ash is said to have significant you modernized its production methods but only after disaster struck and in april 2013 the rana plaza factory collapsed killing over 1100 people allegations surfaced that many factories cut corners on safety to satisfy international demands for cheap curves western companies who have the goods made here felt compelled to take action. Many join the fact initiative commissioning only to work with factories that meet standards on wages safety and the environment. The Bangladesh Garment Association lists factories that meet the required standards. We visited one of them never capital dhaka. The mattel a factory produces clothes for 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 the next generation. For the future. Managing. His modern moshe purification system. Instead of pumping the waste water from the dying process into the river its fast purifying but has it paid off for the factory. This is very unfortunate yes we are not getting any single penny ad this is this should be differently from the point of view. Because this is the green factory. We. Invested a lot. Of. What in the companys customers have to say about it cna confirms what weve been told at matilda all investments must be calculated by the factories and reflected in the prices charged for the products. H m m refused to tell us what percentage of the cost it passed to ensure production standards here are environmentally friendly zark didnt apply all. The western brands make demands but its the factories in bangladesh that bear the cost. And is the system even working we decide to take a closer look at the rivers and darker. By the dallas worry river we need charmin and esteem 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. Because generators ago the water was good we had thousands of fish that 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 youve been told what to start with going to hell with the how to best for the what little build up of the lens of the soil the overall picture is the whole country all the rebuts all the details i have been polluting materials there. And making the girl story hell tell their screw the people. The fishermen want to show us the coolest. 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 having 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 our suspicions the textile industry in bangladesh is poisoning the reverse. The idea for this complex toward the one with it is completely dead and the other almost dead in the case of the one sample the values are 100. 00 times higher than what a river here in europe would have. To be at your patient in your and that lasik you means that there is no oxygen left in it at all. So no a classic life can survive in the water and of course people shouldnt drink the water either and it needs thinking 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 plume or purple. In many areas the ground water is not suitable for drinking purposes. Any as it gets used 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 rapido that system for food and found produce from asia containing toxins. But also found in the textile industry such as cadmium chromium and led. It up and i didnt know that theres theres also a terrible or just wrong terribly naive and i guess if were lucky we get produce grown in germany just let you not have heard about us difficult with ginger bread 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 parts of the wild uninhabitable just look to go must be was full of the was 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 much. The minute 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 will be later sold by spray as all of a diesel and by discount us like little here too we encounter a lot of green slogans we need to filter by you have to see what you have to make profits look all this is a no truth it will be show larry here all goes to go you know what to do during. All this whole being. Fucked up being poisoned thats what we do. But just doesnt match reality. Says your controller or the name how my comp stuff companies have realized that this is a market with a future in their Green Products or ones that appear to be green can increase sales theyll go for it 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 communicate that to. An unsettling force because the use of dice is key for the world of fashion the textile industry produces 20 percent of the world what is porsche that makes it the 2nd biggest consumer and publisher of all shop. But why is so little changing and bangladesh for example. Memories factories say theyve cleaned up their act we talked to one economist who studied the countrys textile industry. For. These types of factories that are very limited in number at the s. L. Fall and majority 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 they are expensive. Ron one of the fear of these factories is that if one factory follow and other fetid doesnt follow doles which it doesnt follow will be profitable because profitable very those which follow so there is the dilemma among the factories that the others would get benefit because of dead ends 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 that doesnt take long to track one down we book an appointment. To curious to know what clothing brands the factory works with. This is the owner of the business we tell him what 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 in. 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 if 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 official said factory could actually pull off the coast. Workaround. But then we get a message from the diehards it looks like were in business it includes the name of the other factory that were to sign the contract with. Each other and. That once called sham october garments limiters. Thats the good company the one that allegedly has a certificate for a year. And sure enough the company is listed with a textile association and fulfills all the requirements for latest handed and environmental regulations on its website 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 asked for a quotation of 5000 pairs of pants and mention the die as we visited in bangladesh. Shop to reply saying they worked with all the any little tin and yes the dealers no problem shaktar will sell 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 up the deal the problem has become clear. Western clothing brands may say that they only work with Certified Companies but those Companies May in turn cost on some of the work to other firms that do not observe Environmental Standards we can from the brands that work with them. 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 the supplier that and stings family garments that only died and processed in certified dye houses. Tucker confirms that supplier does indeed cooperate with illegal die 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 the loss of struggling fisherman the pollution rivers 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 of 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 says im. 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 trading meaning. We set up a symbolic closet made up of 10 boxes each bronx represents 10 percent of the woodrow so what percentage of they would drive do most germans where i regularly. What are the zealots 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 yes. 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 and look at what theyre for. Now esposito has to clear out their closets with again and sophias room. Well look if you. 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 closets asking do i wear that piece of clothing often or not so much. That thats the only way. Not all but its what i wear often. And what about these things. Knowing that but this is what i wear most priced and so on. Many times the few things that he wears all the time after 3 or 4 days i said ok that pillow has dirty and needs washing he doesnt vary his clothes much so he doesnt need much. At all. So we ask everyone to pick up the things that they dont really need. And he takes a fierce box with us for our fashion professor to have a look at. What does he think. Of the good going to structure clearly like shopping. These are meant to be read to. You. But then youre not and 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 are. True in europe through much of the british consume more than we do so were not exactly a 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 are the perpetrators could they be here in the shopping moments 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 and asia were on a way to another factory in bangladesh with a long standing tradition fiona has been in the textile business for 30 years leaving dyeing selling and missing mamas house and says there are now knots of regulations and he fulfills them all but he also says its getting increasingly difficult because his western bias drive a hot spot in. The n. B. A. News all of safety we need extra money everybody every day but from the bottle sight everybody sees all the big news there. Price at last 5 to 6 yes they because their prize. Features a salute is 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 interment they give you one. Of their burger should meet their target price others will not get the order so sometimes. We. Will definitely weaken the met their target price but some sometimes we are given laws we take the target price off. In those cases he makes a loss but can at least paint his workers the workers that the western companies are allegedly so concerned about. So we ask the companies what they pay in mandurah dash. H. And m. Says the h. And m. Group pays no less than it did in previous years. We cannot affirm that our purchasing prices have gone down generally. C. N. N. Says the prices paid for c. N. N. Comments produced in bangladesh have dropped slightly. But the company argues that it now orders more than previously and has invested in training in bangladesh we got no reply to it from only a little primer sorrow ok perhaps for good reason we consult european statistics and figures put out by the bangladesh text on association both confirm a clear downward trend in wholesale prices for every 100. 00 kilos of Clothing Companies now pay 57. 00 less than in 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 for big clothing chains each time our 50 euros takes us on long way. Primal comes on top. 3 sweaters one and 3 pairs of pants. The others also bring in between 4. 00 and 7. 00 garments for 15 year olds. 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. Benny and vincent think its about 4 or 5 boxes wife 40 or 50 percent of the parents guessed that in germany about 30 percent of new clothing is discarded with in a year. In reality its actually 60 percent. It would have i would only look at ation m. Or elsewhere and see how many clothes they have you want to whos going to wear last a 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 come up with the hope that. The 60 percent includes overproduction and faulty goods that never go on sale textile we sucking firms are drowning in clogs this one alone receives 70 tons of stuff every day from across germany much of it is only suitable for cleaning ranks or ends up in the incinerator as the quantity is too poor to the opposition it does begin 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 season tiny we would still have enough to clothe the entire global population for 10 to 15 years. Tossed musician has worked here for nearly 20 years and knows that a glance whats worth recycling. Stuff more material harley fashionable items his jacket is new. In the times childrens clothes the cheapo brit brand new zine or clothes like these hugo boss parents against her support lady was from another well known brand. You find yourself thinking oh 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. Every theyre just to wear long sleeves. But almost. It doesnt mean we have to stop loving fashion or nightclubs it just means that when we treat ourselves to something new we need to appreciate that the solution 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. Plenty. Plenty. Of. Sleep. Carefully. Little simply. To get. Discovered a. Place. Subscribe to a documentary to. Play. Play play. This is news live from berlin a new phase of europes migration crisis at a crucial border migrants gather at turkeys border to greece but theyre not allowed to go forward they say president or dont want is using them as a bargaining chip also coming up at super tuesday in the u. S. 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