River Pollution in West Java

A report released by Greenpeace "Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise”, details how the dumping of industrial waste water has turned the Citarum River in West Java into a cocktail of toxic and hazardous chemicals. International fashion brands including GAP, Banana Republic and Old Navy are linked to this pollution through their business relations in Indonesia.

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Dubai Fashion Week catwalk material (TC 00:03:08:03 - 00:03:27:03) is copyright of Capital D Productions and must be credited.

Unique identifier: GP04JNS

Type: Video

Shoot date: 16/04/2013

Locations: Citarum River, Dubai, Europe, Indonesia, London, Southeast Asia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, West Java

Credit line: © Capital D Productions / Greenpeace

Duration: 5m13s

Audio format: Natural

File size 1.0GB

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Citarum River Documentation

Greenpeace International investigations have revealed the dumping of industrial wastewater containing a cocktail of toxic and hazardous chemicals, and caustic water, directly into the Citarum River, West Java. International fashion brands, including Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy are linked to this pollution through their direct business relations with PT Gistex Group, the textile manufacturing company behind the polluting facility. A report released by Greenpeace "Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise”, details how the PT Gistex facility has taken advantage of a system that requires little transparency about its activities and where inadequate laws are failing to prevent the release of hazardous chemicals. A wide range of hazardous substances – including nonylphenol and tributyl phosphate – were identified in the water samples taken from the PT Gistex facility’s discharge outfalls. Many of these chemicals are toxic, while some have hormone-disrupting and highly persistent properties.

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